Explore the Family Name Centanni

The meaning of Centanni

Italian: from cento ‘hundred’ + anno ‘year’, i.e. a hundred years, a century, possibly applied as a nickname. In the south this is the common name of the agave or century plant, and this may have also been a topographic name for someone who lived where the plant grew. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Sal, Antonio, Concetta, Cosmo, Giuseppe.

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

The surname Centanni experienced a mild decrease in popularity ranking between 2000 and 2010, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 30,753 and slipped slightly to 31,516 in 2010, marking a change of -2.48%. However, the count of individuals bearing the Centanni surname actually rose by 2.66% during the same period, from 715 in 2000 to 734 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 7.41%, from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#31,516	-2.48%
Count	715	734	2.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Centanni

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Centanni surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that most individuals identifying as Centanni are White. This percentage increased slightly from 96.78% in 2000 to 97.41% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic made up 1.68% of the Centannis in 2000, but this figure fell by 19.05% to 1.36% in 2010. The census reported no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within the Centanni surname group for both years. Those identifying as being of two or more races represented 0.98% in 2000 but dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.78%	97.41%	0.65%
Hispanic	1.68%	1.36%	-19.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%