Explore the Family Name Scozzafava

The meaning of Scozzafava

Italian: phrasal nickname or occupational name for someone who removed beans from their pods, from scozzare regional variant of scocciare ‘to shell’ + fava ‘bean’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Luigi, Saverio.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Scozzafava' has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,935th most common in the United States, dropping slightly to 53,913th by 2010, marking a 1.85% decrease. The number of individuals bearing this surname, however, actually increased from 367 in 2000 to 383 in 2010, indicating a growth of 4.36%. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased from 0.14 to 0.13, showing a reduction of 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#53,913	-1.85%
Count	367	383	4.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scozzafava

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Scozzafava' identify as White, although there was a slight decrease in this group from 96.46% in 2000 to 94.26% in 2010. There was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase of 34.56%, rising from 2.72% in 2000 to 3.66% in 2010. There were also those who identified as being from two or more races in 2010, which was not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	94.26%	-2.28%
Hispanic	2.72%	3.66%	34.56%
Two or More Races	0%	1.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%