Explore the Family Name Ariano

The meaning of Ariano

1. Italian: habitational name from any of several places called Ariano, especially Ariano Irpino in Campania. 2. Italian and Hispanic: from the personal name Ariano, from Latin Arianus, originally an ethnic name denoting someone from the eastern provinces of ancient Persia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ariano in the United States has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Ariano ranked 51,809 in popularity with a count of 377 individuals bearing this surname. However, by 2010, the rank improved to 41,426 and the count increased to 525, marking a growth of approximately 20.04% in rank and 39.26% in the count. Consequently, the proportion of the Ariano surname per 100k population also rose by 28.57%, from 0.14 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,809	#41,426	20.04%
Count	377	525	39.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.18	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ariano

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Ariano, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a diversifying shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, those identifying as White made up 60.74% of the Ariano surname bearers, while Hispanics constituted 37.14%. By 2010, though, the percentage of Whites decreased by 22.23%, bringing their share down to 47.24%. On the other hand, the Hispanic representation increased by 38.99%, reaching 51.62%. No changes were recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities within this period; these categories remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	37.14%	51.62%	38.99%
White	60.74%	47.24%	-22.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%