Explore the Family Name Agostini

The meaning of Agostini

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Agostino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dino, Antonio, Guido, Luciano, Luigi, Agostino, Angelo, Domenic, Elio, Ennio, Enrico, Geno. Spanish Efrain, Jose, Domingo, Estelita, Lourdes, Luis.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Agostini witnessed significant growth from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Agostini was ranked 17,158th in terms of most common surnames but jumped to 14,604th place by 2010, a notable increase of about 14.89%. The count of individuals with this surname also surged by 33.73%, from 1,524 people in 2000 to 2,038 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the Agostini surname per 100,000 people increased by 23.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,158	#14,604	14.89%
Count	1,524	2,038	33.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.69	23.21%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Agostini

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts over the ten-year span. Despite the absence of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities among those bearing the Agostini surname, other ethnic groups showed some movement. The percentage of 'Agostinis' identifying as White increased slightly from 62.80% in 2000 to 65.26% in 2010, while those identifying as Hispanic decreased marginally from 29.13% to 27.58%. The group identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of 35.39%, while Black representation barely changed, showing a small increase from 4.92% to 4.96%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	62.8%	65.26%	3.92%
Hispanic	29.13%	27.58%	-5.32%
Black	4.92%	4.96%	0.81%
Two or More Races	2.43%	1.57%	-35.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%