Explore the Family Name Verderosa

The meaning of Verderosa

Italian: apparently from a medieval female personal name, Verdirosa. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Carmine, Angelo, Antonio, Domenica, Salvatore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Verderosa has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 46,758 in popularity with 428 people bearing this name, equating to approximately 0.16 per 100,000 people in the population. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 50,106, with the count of people with this surname also decreasing slightly to 418, or 0.14 per 100,000 people. This represents a decrease of 7.16% in ranking and a 2.34% drop in the count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,758	#50,106	-7.16%
Count	428	418	-2.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Verderosa

In terms of ethnicity, the Verderosa surname is predominantly associated with the white demographic, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.03% of those with the Verderosa surname identified as white, however, this percentage experienced a slight decrease to 93.54% by 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in the proportion of Hispanic individuals with this surname, rising from 3.04% to 4.31%, marking a significant growth rate of 41.78%. The 2010 census also recorded a small presence of this surname among those identifying with two or more races, at 1.20%. No Verderosas were reported within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic groups during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.03%	93.54%	-2.59%
Hispanic	3.04%	4.31%	41.78%
Two or More Races	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%