Explore the Family Name Spataro

The meaning of Spataro

Italian (Sicily): variant of Spadaro, or alternatively an occupational name from medieval Latin spatharius ‘imperial guard; sword bearer’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Domenic, Sal, Aldo, Carlo, Carmel, Carmelo, Carmine, Chiara, Gaetano, Rocco.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Spataro has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it dropped from 17,781 in 2000 to 18,448 in 2010, a change of -3.75 percent. The count, however, increased slightly over this period from 1,452 to 1,500, reflecting a growth of 3.31 percent. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also slightly declined from 0.54 in 2000 to 0.51 in 2010, representing a -5.56 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,781	#18,448	-3.75%
Count	1,452	1,500	3.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.51	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spataro

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that those with the surname Spataro primarily identify as white, with percentages slightly decreasing from 94.56 in 2000 to 94.07 in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase over the decade, going from 2.75 to 3.93, or a rise of 42.91 percent. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable, only mildly declining from 0.62 to 0.60. Proportions of those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 1.17 to 0.87. Data for those identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native were suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	94.07%	-0.52%
Hispanic	2.75%	3.93%	42.91%
Two or More Races	1.17%	0.87%	-25.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.6%	-3.23%
Black	0.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.55%	0%	0%