Explore the Family Name Brindisi

The meaning of Brindisi

Italian: habitational name from Brindisi, a port of southern Italy named in Latin as Brundisium. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Alfio, Angelo, Gaetano, Natale, Ricco, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brindisi has seen modest changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slightly decreased from 35,387 in 2000 to 35,582 in 2010, marking a -0.55 change. However, the count of individuals carrying the surname Brindisi grew by 4.98%, from 602 in 2000 to 632 in 2010. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people holding the name Brindisi saw a decline of -4.55, moving from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,387	#35,582	-0.55%
Count	602	632	4.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brindisi

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Brindisi surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic group, which constituted 97.51% in 2000 and increased marginally to 97.63% in 2010. The presence of the Brindisi surname within the Hispanic community saw a decrease of -4.31, moving from 1.16% in 2000 to 1.11% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname Brindisi among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either 2000 or 2010. The portion of individuals identifying with two or more races and carrying the surname Brindisi was at 0.83% in 2000 but was not represented in 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	97.63%	0.12%
Hispanic	1.16%	1.11%	-4.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.83%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%