Explore the Family Name Armellino

The meaning of Armellino

Italian: 1. possibly a topographic name from northern dialect armelino denoting the apricot tree, which was believed to be native of Armenia (from Old Italian armenino ‘Armenian’). 2. alternatively, perhaps from a diminutive of the personal name Armello, masculinized form of Armella, an old female personal name derived from Latin animula, a diminutive of anima ‘spirit, soul’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Gianna, Guilio, Luciano, Michelangelo, Pasquale.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Armellino saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Armellino was ranked 65,298th in terms of popularity and by 2010 it had dropped to 73,215th, marking a decline of 12.12%. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname also fell from 284 in 2000 to 265 in 2010, indicating a 6.69% decrease. Furthermore, the proportion of U.S. residents with this surname per 100,000 people reduced by 18.18%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,298	#73,215	-12.12%
Count	284	265	-6.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Armellino

In regard to ethnic identity, based on the information provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, the overwhelming majority of people with the Armellino surname identify as White. In 2000, 99.65% of Armellinos were White which slightly decreased to 98.11% in 2010, marking a change of -1.55%. There were no recorded instances of Armellinos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.65%	98.11%	-1.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%