Explore the Family Name Scibetta

The meaning of Scibetta

Italian (Sicily): habitational name from Calascibetta in Enna, originally named in Arabic as Qalʿat-ṣibet. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Carmelo, Gaetano, Stefano.

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How common is the last name Scibetta in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Scibetta's popularity has slightly changed from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 40,139 in 2000, it dropped five spots to 40,144 in 2010, a decrease of only 0.01%. However, the count of people with the Scibetta surname grew by 6.23% to 546 in 2010 from 514 in 2000. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.19 for both years.

20002010Change
Rank#40,139#40,144-0.01%
Count5145466.23%
Proportion per 100k0.190.190%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scibetta

The ethnic identity associated with the Scibetta surname, as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals that the vast majority identify as White, remaining almost unchanged at 94.14% in 2010 from 94.16% in 2000. The second most common ethnicity is Hispanic, which saw a rise of 14.34% to reach 3.11% in 2010. The percentage identifying with two or more races dropped significantly by 43.59%, from 1.95% in 2000 to 1.10% in 2010. No changes were noted in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, all of which remained at 0%.

20002010Change
White94.16%94.14%-0.02%
Hispanic2.72%3.11%14.34%
Two or More Races1.95%1.1%-43.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%