Explore the Family Name Canzoneri

The meaning of Canzoneri

Italian (Sicily and Naples): occupational name for a singer, Sicilian canzonere, Italian canzoniere, derivatives of canzone ‘song’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Alfredo, Carmel, Ciro, Emilio, Mariano, Mario, Santo, Vito.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Canzoneri has experienced a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 29,873 in 2000, it fell to 31,906 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 6.81%. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying this surname declined from 742 to 723 during this period, which represents a marginal drop of 2.56%. The proportion of Canzoneris per 100,000 people also saw a reduction of 10.71%, going down from 0.28 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,873	#31,906	-6.81%
Count	742	723	-2.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Canzoneri

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of Canzoneris identify as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 95.55% in 2000 to 92.95% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Canzoneri population showed an impressive surge of 91.55%, increasing from 2.96% in 2000 to 5.67% in 2010. It's important to note that in both years, no Canzoneris identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, and there were no records for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Additionally, the 2000 Census recorded 0.81% of Canzoneris identifying with two or more races, but this data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.55%	92.95%	-2.72%
Hispanic	2.96%	5.67%	91.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%