Explore the Family Name Brogna

The meaning of Brogna

Italian (southern): metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, from Sicilian bbrogna ‘shell used for calling pigs’, from Late Latin ebornea (bucina) ‘ivory horn’, or alternatively a nickname for someone with a large nose, from the same word in the sense ‘pig’s snout’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Donato, Sal, Angelo, Antonio, Carlo, Carmine, Federico, Fiore, Gaetano, Salvatore, Sebastiano, Vincenzo.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Brogna" experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brogna was ranked 35,003 in terms of popularity but dropped to 36,154 by 2010, marking a -3.29% change. However, the count of people with this surname slightly increased by 1.64%, from 610 in 2000 to 620 in 2010. The proportion of people per 100k with the Brogna surname also saw a decrease of -8.7% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#36,154	-3.29%
Count	610	620	1.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brogna

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, almost all (96.56%) of the people with the surname Brogna identified as White, dropping slightly to 95.00% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Two or more races in 2000, by 2010, 0.81% identified as having Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 57.32%, from 2.46% in 2000 to 3.87% in 2010. No changes occurred for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	95%	-1.62%
Hispanic	2.46%	3.87%	57.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%