Explore the Family Name Ambrogio

The meaning of Ambrogio

Italian: from the personal name Ambrogio (see Ambrose). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmelo, Pasquale, Sal, Aldo, Nicola, Rocco, Salvatore, Sebastiano. Spanish Fortunato, Carlos, Gaspar, Valeria.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ambrogio saw a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 47,735, whereas in 2010, it dropped slightly to 50,106, indicating a decrease in popularity by almost 5 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased marginally from 417 in 2000 to 418 in 2010. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Ambrogio surname decreased by 6.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#50,106	-4.97%
Count	417	418	0.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ambrogio

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ambrogio, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the overwhelming majority of individuals identify as White. In 2000, this group represented 97.12 percent which marginally fell to 96.65 percent in 2010. The category of "Two or more races" held a small percentage of 1.44 percent in 2000, but there was no data available for this group in 2010. Interestingly, Hispanic representation emerged in 2010 at 2.39 percent, where it had been absent in 2000. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	96.65%	-0.48%
Hispanic	0%	2.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%