Explore the Family Name Ascolese

The meaning of Ascolese

Italian (southern): habitational name for someone from Ascoli Satriano, or, less likely, from Ascoli Piceno, from an adjectival form of the placename. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Americo, Renato, Salvatore.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ascolese has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ascolese was ranked as the 60,887th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 309 people carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 59,017th, with an increased count of 343 individuals. This represents a change of 3.07% in rank and an 11% increase in the number of people with the Ascolese surname. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased from 0.11 to 0.12, representing a 9.09% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,887	#59,017	3.07%
Count	309	343	11%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ascolese

The ethnic identity associated with the Ascolese surname is predominantly White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, approximately 95.79% of individuals with this last name identified as White, a figure that decreased slightly to 94.46% by 2010. Over this decade, there was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.94% in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010, marking a change of 50.52%. It's worth mentioning that in both years, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname Ascolese identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	94.46%	-1.39%
Hispanic	1.94%	2.92%	50.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%