Explore the Family Name Tarabocchia

The meaning of Tarabocchia

Italianized form of Croatian Tarabokija: unexplained. It originates from the island of Susak in the Adriatic Sea.

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

The surname Tarabocchia is not a common one in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. As of 2000, it was ranked as the 62,577th most popular surname, with 299 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had slightly decreased to 64,721, although the actual count of people with this surname increased to 307 during the same period. This represents a minor reduction in popularity by -3.43 percent and a slight increase in count by 2.68 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell marginally from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, indicating a decline of -9.09 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#64,721	-3.43%
Count	299	307	2.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tarabocchia

In terms of ethnicity, information based on the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Tarabocchia identify as White. In 2000, an overwhelming 97.99 percent identified as such, though this number dropped slightly to 94.79 percent by 2010 — a decrease of -3.27 percent. During the same period, there were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. It's interesting to note, however, that by 2010, some individuals began identifying as Hispanic (2.28 percent) and as belonging to two or more races (2.61 percent), where no such identification was observed in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.99%	94.79%	-3.27%
Two or More Races	0%	2.61%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%