Explore the Family Name Carmosino

The meaning of Carmosino

Italian (southern): from old Italian carmosino, a variant of cremisino ‘crimson’, applied as a nickname for someone who habitually wore red or as a metonymic occupational name for a dyer. It may also be from a male form of the personal name Carmosina, of the same origin. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Americo, Marco, Mario, Nicola, Nino, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Carmosino has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,269th in terms of popularity and had risen to 52,482nd by 2010, representing a growth of 3.29%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also increased from 356 in 2000 to 395 in 2010, indicating a rise of approximately 10.96%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,269	#52,482	3.29%
Count	356	395	10.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carmosino

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Carmosino surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 94.38% in 2000 to 93.16% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 4.21% to 5.57%, a change of 32.30%. Meanwhile, other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races, either remained constant or the data was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.38%	93.16%	-1.29%
Hispanic	4.21%	5.57%	32.3%
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%