Explore the Family Name Astorino

The meaning of Astorino

Italian (southern): from a diminutive of the nickname astore, literally ‘goshawk’. Italian astore is an adaptation of Occitan astor, which displaced its Old Italian cognate accettore in the era of the troubadours. Both forms are derived from Latin acceptor ‘hawk’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Luigi, Carmine, Giuseppe, Pasquale, Sal.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Astorino has seen subtle changes in the past decade. In 2000, it ranked 40,019th in popularity in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to a rank of 40,204, a decrease of approximately 0.46%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Astorino surname increased from 516 in 2000 to 545 in 2010, indicating a growth of 5.62%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by 5.26%, from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,019	#40,204	-0.46%
Count	516	545	5.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Astorino

The ethnicity breakdown for the Astorino surname, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, showed that the majority of Astorinos identified as White, with an increase from 96.51% in 2000 to 97.43% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, although this group saw a decrease of 24.4% over the decade - from 2.91% in 2000 to 2.20% in 2010. No Astorinos reported identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	97.43%	0.95%
Hispanic	2.91%	2.2%	-24.4%
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%