Explore the Family Name Antonacci

The meaning of Antonacci

Italian (southern): patronymic or plural form of a derivative of the personal name Antonio (see Anthony). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gino, Angelo, Gaetano, Natale, Pasquale, Sal, Beniamino, Domenic, Filomena, Giuseppe, Giuseppe, Leonardo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Antonacci has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 to 2010. The surname's rank slid from 22,999 in 2000 to 23,634 in 2010, a change of -2.76%. However, the count of people with this surname increased modestly from 1,038 in 2000 to 1,073 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 3.37%. The proportion per 100,000 people also dropped slightly by 5.26% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,999	#23,634	-2.76%
Count	1,038	1,073	3.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Antonacci

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals bearing the surname Antonacci identify as White, with a minor decrease from 96.44% in 2000 to 95.90% in 2010. The percentage identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 49.06%, rising from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.58% in 2010. There was also a noticeable rise in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.64% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010, marking a change of 30.49%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category dropped to zero from 0.58% in 2000. Data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed (indicated by (S)) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.44%	95.9%	-0.56%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.14%	30.49%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.58%	49.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%