Explore the Family Name Cerbone

The meaning of Cerbone

Italian: 1. probably a variant of Cervone 1. 2. possibly from an augmentative of the personal name Acerbo (from Latin Acerbus meaning ‘sour, tart’), with loss of the first syllable. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Antonio, Luigia, Marco, Ottavio, Sal, Salvator, Silvio, Vincenzo.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cerbone has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,464 in popularity with 696 individuals bearing the name, equating to approximately 0.26 per 100k people. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 37,848, with only 587 individuals carrying the name Cerbone, or roughly 0.2 per 100k people. This denotes a decrease in popularity by 20.29 percent and a drop in count by 15.66 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,464	#37,848	-20.29%
Count	696	587	-15.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.2	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cerbone

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Cerbone, as derived from data in the Decennial U.S. Census, predominantly leans towards White, accounting for 96.84 percent in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.40 percent in 2010. A small percentage identifies as Hispanic, which has increased from 1.72 percent in 2000 to 2.90 percent in 2010. The census also noted an increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, rising from 0.72 percent in 2000 to 1.02 percent in 2010. However, there were no recorded instances of the Cerbone surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.84%	95.4%	-1.49%
Hispanic	1.72%	2.9%	68.6%
Two or More Races	0.72%	1.02%	41.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%