Explore the Family Name Anselmi

The meaning of Anselmi

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of Anselmo. 2. German: Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the personal name Anselm, using the genitive of its Latin form Anselmus. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Ettore, Antonino, Gino, Guido, Leno, Lorenzo, Primo, Renzo, Sebastiano. German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Anselmi has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, going from 31053 to 31107, a change of -0.17%. Despite its drop in rank, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.52%, from 707 people in 2000 to 746 in 2010. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also saw a slight decrease of -3.85% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,053	#31,107	-0.17%
Count	707	746	5.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anselmi

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Anselmi, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows some significant changes from 2000 to 2010. There was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races. In contrast, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 3.00%. Hispanics made up a larger proportion of the Anselmi surname holders in 2010 than in 2000 with a 49.72% increase. Unfortunately, the data for American Indian and Alaskan Natives showed a decline of 52.53% over the decade. The data for Black ethnicity remained unchanged (and possibly suppressed).

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.52%	87.8%	-3%
Hispanic	5.37%	8.04%	49.72%
Two or More Races	1.56%	2.01%	28.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.21%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.98%	0.94%	-52.53%
Black	0%	0%	0%