Explore the Family Name Anno

The meaning of Anno

Japanese: written 安野 ‘peaceful plain’. This surname is rare in Japan proper, and may have originated in the Ryūkyū Islands, where it is pronounced Ano. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Masayuki, Tadashi, Yoshito.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Anno saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Anno was ranked as the 51,233rd most popular surname in the country and had 382 individuals bearing it. By 2010, however, it had dropped to the 54,990th position with only 374 individuals carrying the name, marking a decrease of 7.33% in rank and 2.09% in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.14 to 0.13 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,233	#54,990	-7.33%
Count	382	374	-2.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anno

When it comes to ethnic identity, the distribution of the Anno surname has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives carrying the Anno name both decreased by 12.55% and 8.02% respectively. Whites, who made up the largest proportion of individuals with the Anno surname, also decreased from 82.72% to 77.81%. However, there were significant increases in other ethnic identities. Individuals identifying as two or more races increased from 2.88% to 5.35%, and those identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled from 3.14% to 6.15%. There was a minor increase in the Black population from 3.14% to 3.48%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.72%	77.81%	-5.94%
Hispanic	3.14%	6.15%	95.86%
Two or More Races	2.88%	5.35%	85.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.5%	4.81%	-12.55%
Black	3.14%	3.48%	10.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.62%	2.41%	-8.02%