Explore the Family Name Celi

The meaning of Celi

Italian (southern): from a short form of the personal name Micele, a regional variant of Michele. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Francesco, Carlo, Clemente, Gaetano, Giovanni, Marco. Spanish Jorge, Luis, Ana, Aurelio, Guadalupe, Hernan, Manuel, Roberto, Segundo.

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

The surname Celi, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 35,797 in popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to a rank of 32,562, marking a change of 9.04%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 593 in 2000 to 706 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 19.06%. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, this represents a modest increase from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#32,562	9.04%
Count	593	706	19.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.24	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Celi

In terms of ethnicity, the distribution for the surname Celi also showed notable changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Individuals identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander saw a slight rise from 11.80% to 11.90%. However, those identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly from 2.02% to 0.85%. The percentage of people with this surname who identified as White also declined from 53.29% to 45.89%. Meanwhile, there was a substantial increase in the proportion identifying as Hispanic, from 32.72% to 41.08%. No changes were observed among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	53.29%	45.89%	-13.89%
Hispanic	32.72%	41.08%	25.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.8%	11.9%	0.85%
Two or More Races	2.02%	0.85%	-57.92%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%