Explore the Family Name Berardinelli

The meaning of Berardinelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Berardo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Antonio, Carlo, Giacomo, Amerigo, Caesar, Camillo, Elio, Ettore, Gildo, Gino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Berardinelli has slightly increased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 34,757th most popular surname in the U.S., while in 2010, it climbed to the 34,707th position, marking a marginal increase of 0.14%. The count of people bearing this surname also grew by approximately 5.85% from 615 individuals in 2000 to 651 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by 4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,757	#34,707	0.14%
Count	615	651	5.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Berardinelli

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that most individuals with the Berardinelli surname identified themselves as White, although this percentage has seen a small decrease from 98.86% in 2000 to 93.39% in 2010. Interestingly, there has been a significant increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 0.81% in 2000 to 4.92% in 2010, representing a growth of 507.41%. The census data for 2010 marked the first time that individuals with the Berardinelli surname identified as being of two or more races, accounting for 0.77%. However, no Berardinelli's have identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.86%	93.39%	-5.53%
Hispanic	0.81%	4.92%	507.41%
Two or More Races	0%	0.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%