Explore the Family Name Viale

The meaning of Viale

1. Italian: from a variant of the personal name Vitale with loss of the medial consonant. 2. French (southern): variant of Vial, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: French Aime, Lucien, Philippe. Spanish Enrique, Emilio, Jorge, Marina, Tiberio. Italian Alessandro, Angelo, Antonio.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Viale has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The Viale name was ranked 64,750 in 2000 and dropped to a rank of 72,771 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity of 12.39%. The count of people with this surname also reduced from 287 in 2000 to 267 in 2010, marking a decline of 6.97%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Viale per 100,000 people also decreased by 18.18% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#72,771	-12.39%
Count	287	267	-6.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Viale

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Viale based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. There was a slight decrease in individuals who identify as two or more races, dropping from 2.44% in 2000 to 1.87% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as White also decreased from 81.18% in 2000 to 73.41% in 2010. However, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 13.94% in 2000 to 22.85% in 2010. Interestingly, no individuals identified as Black in 2010, a full decrease from the 2.09% reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.18%	73.41%	-9.57%
Hispanic	13.94%	22.85%	63.92%
Two or More Races	2.44%	1.87%	-23.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.09%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%