Explore the Family Name Bernasconi

The meaning of Bernasconi

Italian (mainly Milan): habitational name for someone from Bernasca in Como province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Guido, Dario, Edo, Giorgio, Santo. Spanish Andres, Armando, Carlos, Francisco, Mario, Ricardo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bernasconi has seen a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Despite a small increase in count from 493 to 499 individuals bearing the surname, the overall ranking of the name slipped from 41,596 to 43,285. Although more people were named Bernasconi in 2010, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased from 0.18 to 0.17, indicating that the popularity of the name did not keep pace with population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,596	#43,285	-4.06%
Count	493	499	1.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bernasconi

When it comes to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts among those carrying the Bernasconi surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, although this group saw a decrease from 84.18% to 79.76%. A significant increase was observed in the Hispanic segment, which rose from 12.58% to 16.23%. There was a slight decline in those identifying with two or more races, dropping from 1.83% to 1.4%. Meanwhile, there were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black individuals bearing this name in either year. Interestingly, a new category emerged in 2010 with 1% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.18%	79.76%	-5.25%
Hispanic	12.58%	16.23%	29.01%
Two or More Races	1.83%	1.4%	-23.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%