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    The surname Paparella

    An Italian surname, carried by 566 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex P164

    Paparella: #38,948 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Paparella #38,948, 566 people Paparella: #38,948 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Paparella #38,948, 566 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paparella is more common than 76% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Paparella and/or from the Italianization of Sicilian Papareḍḍa (“little duck”).

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 566 people named Paparella in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 545,487 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 560.

    #38,948
    rank among US surnames
    566
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #37,429)

    Who is named Paparella

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

    96% of people named Paparella identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Paparella come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Paparella and/or from the Italianization of Sicilian Papareḍḍa (“little duck”).
    How common is the surname Paparella?
    566 people in the United States had the surname Paparella in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 545,487 Americans. It ranked 38,948th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Paparella?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Paparella identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Paparella getting more or less common?
    More common. 560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 566 in 2010, up 1.1%.