Explore the Family Name Bolognese

The meaning of Bolognese

Italian: habitational name for someone from Bologna (see Bologna), from the adjectival form of the placename. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alicia, Attilio, Nunzio, Ottavio, Paolo, Pasquale.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bolognese was ranked 51,352 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to a rank of 54,296 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of approximately 5.73%. The total count of people with the Bolognese surname also slightly decreased from 381 in 2000 to 380 in 2010. In terms of proportion per 100,000 individuals, there was a reduction of around 7.14% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,352	#54,296	-5.73%
Count	381	380	-0.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bolognese

The ethnic identity surrounding the Bolognese surname has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, those who identified as White constituted the majority at 96.06%, but this percentage slightly dropped to 94.21% by 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but this group represented 1.84% of Bologneses by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by approximately 50.96%, rising from 1.57% in 2000 to 2.37% in 2010. No changes were observed for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, while the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.57% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	94.21%	-1.93%
Two or More Races	1.57%	2.37%	50.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.84%	0%
Hispanic	1.57%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%