Explore the Family Name Barresi

The meaning of Barresi

Italian: variant of Barrese. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Vito, Orazio, Aldo, Alfio, Antonino, Antonio, Carlo, Gaetana, Gasper, Giacoma.

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

According to data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Barresi has seen a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Barresi" was ranked as the 22,783rd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 22,809th place, constituting a slight decrease of 0.11%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,051 in 2000 to 1,123 in 2010, indicating an increase of 6.85%. The proportion of people named Barresi per 100,000 individuals also decreased slightly from 0.39 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,783	#22,809	-0.11%
Count	1,051	1,123	6.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.38	-2.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barresi

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Barresi identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this group from 95.81% in 2000 to 92.97% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.66% in 2000 to 4.36% in 2010. Interestingly, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander by 2010, in contrast to 0.48% in 2000. The years 2000 and 2010 saw no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, 0.89% identified as Black and 0.89% identified as belonging to two or more races, categories that had not been represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.81%	92.97%	-2.96%
Hispanic	2.66%	4.36%	63.91%
Two or More Races	0%	0.89%	0%
Black	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%