Explore the Family Name Sposato

The meaning of Sposato

Italian: from sposato ‘married’ (past participle of sposare ‘to wed’), perhaps used as a nickname for someone who had married the daughter of the chief family in a village. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Fiore, Dino, Antonio, Carmela, Carmine, Enrico, Gaetana, Gaetano, Gennaro, Giuseppe, Maurizio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sposato saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 19,672nd, but by 2010, it had dropped to 21,019th. This change represents a decrease of 6.85%. Over the same period, the count of people with this surname also declined from 1,268 to 1,251, a marginal dip of 1.34%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 10.64%, from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,672	#21,019	-6.85%
Count	1,268	1,251	-1.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.42	-10.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sposato

In terms of ethnic identity, there were some notable shifts among those carrying the Sposato surname between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.16% to 94.96%. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled from 1.26% to 2.64%. There was also a modest increase in the number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.39% to 0.48%, and those reporting two or more races, from 0.95% to 1.28%. The census recorded no one with the surname Sposato identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.16%	94.96%	-2.26%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.64%	109.52%
Two or More Races	0.95%	1.28%	34.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.48%	23.08%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%