Explore the Family Name Cerasuolo

The meaning of Cerasuolo

Italian (Campania): habitational name from a place called Cerasuolo in Campobasso province (see Cerasoli), or a nickname from dialect cerasuolo ‘wild cherry tree’ and ‘cherry red’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Rocco, Angelo, Antonio, Franco, Giovanni, Giuseppi, Mario, Pasquale, Salvatore, Tobia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cerasuolo witnessed a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 58,692, while in 2010, it fell to a rank of 60,196, marking a decrease of 2.56 percent. However, the count of individuals carrying the name Cerasuolo saw an increase of 3.72 percent over the same period, going from 323 in 2000 to 335 in 2010. This change resulted in a decrease in the proportion per 100,000, which moved from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#60,196	-2.56%
Count	323	335	3.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cerasuolo

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Cerasuolo identified as White during both census years. In 2000, 95.98 percent identified as White, increasing marginally to 97.91 percent in 2010. During the 2000 census, 2.48 percent reported having two or more races, but this proportion was not present in the 2010 data. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native had zero reporting for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	97.91%	2.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.48%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%