Explore the Family Name Bertolino

The meaning of Bertolino

Italian: from a pet form of the personal name Bertolo (see Bertoli). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Antonio, Vita, Carlo, Giovanna, Vito, Aldo, Attilio, Augustino, Baldassare, Calogero.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Bertolino" has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 24,663, but by 2010 it dropped to 27,625, marking a decrease of 12.01%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also fell from 949 in 2000 to 871 in 2010, a reduction of 8.22%. This suggests that for every 100,000 people, there were approximately 0.35 individuals named Bertolino in 2000 compared to 0.3 in 2010, showing a decline of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,663	#27,625	-12.01%
Count	949	871	-8.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.3	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bertolino

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bertolino. As per the data, the majority of individuals bearing this surname identify as White, though the percentage has slightly decreased from 95.79% in 2000 to 92.88% in 2010. Interestingly, there's been a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with a boost of 138.91% over the decade. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races have both experienced declines, with the latter seeing a drop of 32.85%. No changes were noted in the proportions of Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identifiers.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	92.88%	-3.04%
Hispanic	2.21%	5.28%	138.91%
Two or More Races	1.37%	0.92%	-32.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%