Explore the Family Name Tropea

The meaning of Tropea

Italian (Calabria and Sicily): habitational name from Tropea, a place in Vibo Valentia province and, in some cases, a nickname from the dialect word tropèa, trupìa ‘storm’ figurative ‘drunkenness’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Caterina, Dante, Gaeton, Salvatore, Alfio, Armando, Enza, Marcello, Nicola, Oreste, Rocco, Sal.

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

The surname 'Tropea' has seen a slight rise in popularity in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 37,043 among all surnames with a count of 567 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank improved slightly to 36,900, with an increased count of 605 individuals. This represents a change of 0.39 in rank and a 6.7% increase in count. The proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.21 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,043	#36,900	0.39%
Count	567	605	6.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tropea

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Tropea surname identified as White, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 94.18% of individuals with this surname identified as White. This percentage rose to 95.54% by 2010, indicating an increase of 1.44%. The count of those identifying as Hispanic decreased by 21.32% from 4.41% to 3.47%. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within this surname group during these years. Those who identified with two or more races were recorded at 1.06% in 2000, but there were no such instances by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.18%	95.54%	1.44%
Hispanic	4.41%	3.47%	-21.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%