Explore the Family Name Verrastro

The meaning of Verrastro

Italian: possibly from a derivative of verro ‘boar’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Canio, Rocco, Sal, Angelo, Donato, Pasquale, Vita, Vito.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Verrastro saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 44,738th most popular name in the United States, but by 2010, it had dipped to be the 47,429th most common surname, a decline of approximately 6%. In terms of absolute numbers, there were 452 individuals with this surname in 2000, which decreased slightly to 447 by 2010 – a change of just over 1%. The proportion of people named Verrastro per 100,000 residents also fell by nearly 12% during this time.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,738	#47,429	-6.02%
Count	452	447	-1.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Verrastro

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Verrastro identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 - 96.24% and 94.85% respectively, though this figure did see a minor decline of 1.44%. A small percentage of people with this surname identified as Hispanic, increasing substantially from 1.99% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010. Notably, in 2010, for the first time there were individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races. This surname had no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	94.85%	-1.44%
Hispanic	1.99%	3.36%	68.84%
Two or More Races	0%	1.12%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%