Explore the Family Name Bossio

The meaning of Bossio

Italian: variant of Bosso. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Angelo, Salvatore, Antonio, Genoveffa, Gino, Libardo, Mario, Nino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bossio has seen a slight increase in popularity over the past decade. In the year 2000, Bossio ranked 45,829th in terms of popularity and rose to the 45,412th spot by 2010, marking a minor growth rate of approximately 0.91%. The count of individuals with the Bossio surname also increased from 439 in 2000 to 471 in 2010, demonstrating a 7.29% increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.16 across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,829	#45,412	0.91%
Count	439	471	7.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bossio

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Bossio also reveals some interesting shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of Bossios identified as White, accounting for 85.88%, but this percentage decreased to 78.56% by 2010. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic within the Bossio surname saw a significant increase, jumping from 13.44% to 19.32% in the same period, which represents a substantial rise of 43.75%. Notably, in 2010, there was also a small proportion (1.06%) of Bossios who identified with two or more races, a category that was effectively zero in 2000. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.88%	78.56%	-8.52%
Hispanic	13.44%	19.32%	43.75%
Two or More Races	0%	1.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%