Explore the Family Name Villella

The meaning of Villella

1. Italian: possibly from a diminutive of Villa. 2. Portuguese and Spanish: in some cases, probably a variant of Villela. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gino, Caio, Domenico, Gennaro, Giuseppe, Giuseppina, Guido, Natale.

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

The Villella surname, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,438 and dropped slightly to 21,535 by 2010 - a marginal decrease of 0.45%. However, the number of people with the Villella surname increased from 1,137 in 2000 to 1,212 in 2010, marking a growth of 6.6%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by 2.38%, standing at 0.41 in 2010, down from 0.42 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,438	#21,535	-0.45%
Count	1,137	1,212	6.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.41	-2.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Villella

Examining the ethnicity associated with the Villella surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, a few changes are apparent between 2000 and 2010. The most significant change was seen in the Hispanic category, showing a notable increase of 69.23%, rising from 2.73% in 2000 to 4.62% in 2010. However, those identifying as White under this surname saw a small decrease of 1.77% from 95.16% in 2000 to 93.48% in 2010. The data also showed that in 2010, 0.50% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, which wasn't present in 2000. Those identifying as having two or more races decreased by 17.73%, while no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, unlike in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.16%	93.48%	-1.77%
Hispanic	2.73%	4.62%	69.23%
Two or More Races	1.41%	1.16%	-17.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%
Black	0.44%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%