How common is the surname Colella?

4,150 people in the United States had the surname Colella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,397 Americans. It ranked 7,971st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Colella?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Colella identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Colella?

Rick Colella, American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, world champion, followed by Leonardo Colella.

Where is the surname Colella most common?

Wikidata records people named Colella in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Colella getting more or less common?

More common. 4,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,150 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Colella

A surname, carried by 4,150 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C440

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colella is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,150 people named Colella in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,397 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,014.

#7,971

rank among US surnames

4,150

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,638)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,964	Harbour	4,155	74,307
#7,966	Terwilliger	4,153	74,343
#7,968	Bednar	4,151	74,379
#7,971	Colella	4,150	74,397
#7,972	Lechner	4,149	74,414
#7,974	Chancellor	4,147	74,450
#7,975	McCutchen	4,146	74,468

Who is named Colella

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Colella identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.5%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Colellas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rick Colella
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, world champion, born 1951
Leonardo Colella
Brazilian footballer (1930-2010)

Notable Colellas come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colella

Colella has the Soundex code C440, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C440.

Questions

How common is the surname Colella?: 4,150 people in the United States had the surname Colella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,397 Americans. It ranked 7,971st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colella?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Colella identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Colella?: Rick Colella, American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, world champion, followed by Leonardo Colella.
Where is the surname Colella most common?: Wikidata records people named Colella in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Colella getting more or less common?: More common. 4,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,150 in 2010, up 3.4%.