Explore the Family Name Bencivenga

The meaning of Bencivenga

Italian (mainly Naples): from the personal name Bencivenga, an omen or well-wishing name composed of the elements bene ‘well’ + ci ‘to us’ + venga ‘come’, i.e. ‘God bless us’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rocco, Nicola, Cono, Dante, Dino, Edoardo, Enrico, Ermanno, Pasquale, Pietro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bencivenga ranked 33,380 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to rank 34,707 in 2010. This represents a modest decrease of approximately 4%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 645 in 2000 to 651 in 2010. Although there was an increase in the number of people bearing the surname, the proportion per 100,000 decreased by 8.33% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,380	#34,707	-3.98%
Count	645	651	0.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bencivenga

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that Bencivenga is overwhelmingly associated with white individuals, accounting for 94.73% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 91.55% in 2010. The data also indicates a significant increase in the Hispanic portion, moving from 2.33% in 2000 to 5.84% in 2010, marking over a 150% change. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islanders or those reporting two or more races accounted for 1.40% each in 2000, but this figure dropped to 1.23% in 2010. No individuals with the surname Bencivenga identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.73%	91.55%	-3.36%
Hispanic	2.33%	5.84%	150.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4%	1.23%	-12.14%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.23%	-12.14%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%