Explore the Family Name Alioto

The meaning of Alioto

Italian (Sicily): habitational name for someone from Alì in Messina province. See also Aleo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Mario, Salvatore, Gaetano, Nunzio, Santo, Angelina, Carlo, Sal, Antonio, Cosimo, Domenico, Giovanna, Giuseppe.

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

The surname Alioto ranked as the 25,006th most popular name in 2000 and as the 25,020th in 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. This represents a minor decline in popularity of 0.06%. However, the count of people who bear the surname Alioto increased by 6.55% from 932 in 2000 to 993 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.35 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,006	#25,020	-0.06%
Count	932	993	6.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alioto

In terms of ethnic identity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Alioto surname identified as White, accounting for 96.24% in 2000 and 92.95% in 2010. This marks a decrease of 3.42% within this group. The number of Aliotos identifying as Hispanic, however, showed a significant increase of 142% from 1.5% in 2000 to 3.63% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races also increased from 1.61% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010, an increase of 24.84%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Alioto surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. For the first time in 2010, individuals with the Alioto surname began identifying as Black, making up 0.60% of Aliotos.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	92.95%	-3.42%
Hispanic	1.5%	3.63%	142%
Two or More Races	1.61%	2.01%	24.84%
Black	0%	0.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%