Explore the Family Name Cercone

The meaning of Cercone

Italian: possibly a topographic name from the southern dialectal word cerqua ‘oak’, denoting someone living near such a tree. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Angelo, Domenic, Ettore, Gino, Carlo, Cesidio, Concezio, Damiano, Gaetano, Giacomo, Giulio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cercone has seen a marginal dip. In the year 2000, it ranked 27,771 and slipped to 28,465 by 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 2.5%. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased from 815 in 2000 to 838 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 2.82%. The proportion per 100k people also slightly dropped from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010, marking a decline of 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,771	#28,465	-2.5%
Count	815	838	2.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cercone

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cercone, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates minor changes over the decade. The majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as White, comprising 95.95% in 2000 and 95.23% in 2010, a slight decrease of 0.75%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.35% in 2000 to 2.98% in 2010, growing by 120.74%. People who identified with two or more ethnicities decreased from 1.96% in 2000 to 0.84% in 2010, a drop of 57.14%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the percentage of people identifying as Black dropped from 0.61% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.95%	95.23%	-0.75%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.98%	120.74%
Two or More Races	1.96%	0.84%	-57.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%