Explore the Family Name Belardo

The meaning of Belardo

1. Italian: from a dissimilated form of the personal name Berardo. 2. Spanish: variant of Velardo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Rafael, Roberto, Ana, Angel, Angelito, Arsenio, Encarnacion, Jesus, Jorge, Jose, Juana, Julio. Italian Aldo, Salvatore, Aniello, Antonio, Carmelo, Matteo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Belardo has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 32,652 in popularity and increased to 32,396 by 2010, marking a change of approximately 0.78%. During the same period, the number of people with this surname also rose from 663 to 710, an increase of around 7.09%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined slightly by 4.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,652	#32,396	0.78%
Count	663	710	7.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belardo

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals various shifts between 2000 and 2010 for individuals with the Belardo surname. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew by 7.72%, while the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic modestly increased by 2.5%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White experienced a slight decrease from 45.10% to 42.68%, a change of -5.37%. Those identifying as Black saw a minimal reduction of -0.71%. Notably, there were no changes in the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or with two or more races during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	45.1%	42.68%	-5.37%
Hispanic	32.43%	33.24%	2.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	13.73%	14.79%	7.72%
Black	7.09%	7.04%	-0.71%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%