Explore the Family Name Alessio

The meaning of Alessio

Italian: from the personal name Alessio (see Alexis). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Reno, Lino, Mario, Pasquale, Romeo, Silvio, Angelo, Carmine, Concetta, Cono, Dino, Filomena, Francesco, Luigina, Ricardo, Rosalinda, Sergio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Alessio has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Alessio ranked 25,695 in terms of U.S. surname popularity and by 2010, it had fallen to the rank of 26,727, marking a 4.02% decrease. Despite this drop in ranking, the number of people with this surname actually increased from 901 to 911 during this period, which is a growth of 1.11%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 6.06%, from 0.33 to 0.31.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,695	#26,727	-4.02%
Count	901	911	1.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alessio

In terms of ethnicity, Alessio's distribution also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, however, the percentage dropped by 5.21% from 95.89% to 90.89%. Meanwhile, there was a significant increase of 122.54% in the Hispanic population carrying the Alessio surname, going up from 3.55% to 7.9%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category also saw an introduction of the Alessio surname, even though the specific percentage change was suppressed for privacy. There were no changes observed in the Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and Two or more races categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	90.89%	-5.21%
Hispanic	3.55%	7.9%	122.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.77%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%