Explore the Family Name Bertolini

The meaning of Bertolini

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Bertolino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Alessandro, Attilio, Giovanni, Silvio, Aldo, Carmela, Cesare, Dino, Elio, Fausto, Gino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Bertolini" has seen a modest rise from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bertolini was ranked 15,910 in terms of surname frequency, while by 2010, it had climbed to rank 15,681, indicating a 1.44% increase in popularity. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the Bertolini surname also grew from 1,678 in 2000 to 1,861 in 2010, marking an approximately 11% increase. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also increased by 1.61%.

20002010Change
Rank#15,910#15,6811.44%
Count1,6781,86110.91%
Proportion per 100k0.620.631.61%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bertolini

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those with the Bertolini surname identify as White, making up 94.40% of the population in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 93.44% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 2.62% in 2000 to 4.25% in 2010. The percentage of Bertolinis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander declined from 0.66% to 0.59%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races saw a significant decrease from 1.91% to 0.81%, while there was a slight emergence of Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native identities within the Bertolini surname group in 2010. Data for these last two categories was suppressed in the 2000 census.

20002010Change
White94.4%93.44%-1.02%
Hispanic2.62%4.25%62.21%
Two or More Races1.91%0.81%-57.59%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0.64%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.66%0.59%-10.61%
Black0%0.27%0%