Explore the Family Name Cerrone

The meaning of Cerrone

Italian: habitational name from any of the many places in Italy called Cerrone. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Elio, Carlo, Domenic, Rocco, Antonio, Carmela, Federico, Gino, Giuseppe, Guido, Luigi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cerrone has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 14,357 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it climbed to the 13,445 spot — a positive change of 6.35%. Additionally, the census count for this surname grew from 1,912 individuals in 2000 to 2,265 in 2010, marking an increase of 18.46%. It's also worth noting that the proportion of people with the surname Cerrone per 100,000 increased by 8.45%, from 0.71 to 0.77.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,357	#13,445	6.35%
Count	1,912	2,265	18.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.77	8.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cerrone

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cerrone as well. Dominantly, those bearing the surname identify as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.44% from 2000 to 2010 — 97.38% to 95.98%. The number of Hispanic individuals with this surname saw a significant increase of 86.18%, from 1.52% in 2000 to 2.83% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2010, a small percentage (0.26%) identified themselves as American Indian and Alaskan Native, a category not represented in the 2000 data. Individuals identifying with two or more races decreased from 0.94% to 0.53%, while no changes were recorded in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	95.98%	-1.44%
Hispanic	1.52%	2.83%	86.18%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0.53%	-43.62%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%