Explore the Family Name Benvenuti

The meaning of Benvenuti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Benvenuto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Menotti, Remo, Carlo, Dario, Dino, Emo, Enzo, Gianni, Guido, Ilio, Italo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Benvenuti has seen a slight decrease over the course of a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 34,071st and by 2010, it had fallen to 35,537th, marking a 4.3% decline. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname slightly increased from 630 in 2000 to 633 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 0.48%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an 8.7% decrease, falling from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,071	#35,537	-4.3%
Count	630	633	0.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Benvenuti

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Benvenuti surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that it is predominantly linked to those identifying as White, with 93.33% in 2000 and 93.21% in 2010, showing a marginal decrease of 0.13%. In 2000, 5.56% identified as Hispanic, but this figure saw a drop of 8.99% by 2010, reducing to 5.06%. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities were at 0.79% in 2000 but were reported as zero in 2010. The census showed no changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups, with these categories remaining at zero across both years. There were some instances where the data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.33%	93.21%	-0.13%
Hispanic	5.56%	5.06%	-8.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%