Explore the Family Name Branciforte

The meaning of Branciforte

Italian (Sicily): nickname from branc(h)i ‘claws, hands ’(plural of branca) + forte ‘strong’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Sal, Alfonso, Carmelo, Emilio, Gasper, Giuseppe, Mario, Rosario, Santo, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Branciforte has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Branciforte was ranked as the 54,522nd most popular surname in the United States with a count of 354 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank dropped to 58,042, while the count also saw a modest decrease to 350. This represents a change of -6.46% in rank and -1.13% in count. The proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname Branciforte also decreased from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010, a decline of 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#58,042	-6.46%
Count	354	350	-1.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Branciforte

Regarding ethnicity as determined by the Decennial U.S. Census, those with the surname Branciforte were predominantly White, comprising 94.07% and 90.86% of individuals in 2000 and 2010 respectively. However, there was a decline of 3.41% over the decade. Additionally, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname increased significantly from 4.24% in 2000 to 7.14% in 2010, an increase of 68.40%. On the other hand, there were no individuals identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.07%	90.86%	-3.41%
Hispanic	4.24%	7.14%	68.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%