Explore the Family Name Ballerini

The meaning of Ballerini

Italian (mainly Lombardy and Tuscany): occupational name or nickname for a dancer, Italian ballerino, an agent derivative of ballare ‘to dance’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Albano, Mario, Sal, Antonio, Dante, Giuliano, Lino, Nicola, Orlando, Rocco, Romolo, Umberto, Valdo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ballerini saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this name dropped by approximately 3.05%, moving from 58,130th place in 2000 to 59,901st place in 2010. However, despite the drop in rank, the count of people with the Ballerini surname slightly increased by 3.06% during the same period, going from 327 individuals in 2000 to 337 in 2010. The proportion of Ballerini per 100k people also decreased by about 8.33%, indicating that it became less common as a proportion of the total population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,130	#59,901	-3.05%
Count	327	337	3.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ballerini

Regarding ethnic identity, the majority of people bearing the Ballerini surname identified as White, making up 94.96% in 2010, a slight decrease from 95.41% in 2000, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed an increase of 29.45%, rising from 2.75% in 2000 to 3.56% in 2010. There were no reported individuals with the Ballerini surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.41%	94.96%	-0.47%
Hispanic	2.75%	3.56%	29.45%
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%