Explore the Family Name Bilello

The meaning of Bilello

Italian (Sicily): from the Arabic personal name Bilāl (see Bilal). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Aurelio, Carlo, Salvatore, Domenica, Francesco, Gaspare, Gasper, Leonardo, Lorenzo, Mario, Palma.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bilello increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 29,964, but by 2010, it had risen to 27,081, marking a change of 9.62 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also saw growth in this period, from 739 in 2000 to 894 in 2010, a change of 20.97 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Bilello surname per 100,000 people also rose slightly, from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010, an increase of 11.11 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,964	#27,081	9.62%
Count	739	894	20.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.3	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bilello

Ethnic identity distribution among those bearing the Bilello surname also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, almost 96.48 percent identified as White, but this percentage slightly declined to 94.97 percent in 2010. The portion identifying as Hispanic saw a slight decrease from 2.17 percent to 2.13 percent. Notably, there was a rise in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from none in 2000 to 1.45 percent in 2010, and those identifying with two or more races, which climbed from 0.68 percent to 1.23 percent. Those identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained static, with no recorded individuals in these categories for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	94.97%	-1.57%
Hispanic	2.17%	2.13%	-1.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.45%	0%
Two or More Races	0.68%	1.23%	80.88%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%