Explore the Family Name Cerruti

The meaning of Cerruti

Italian: variant of Cerutti. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dario, Libero, Carlo, Gino, Guido, Reno, Secondo, Ugo, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cerruti has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 45,149th and by 2010, it moved up to rank at 44,730. This represents a positive change of about 0.93%. In terms of raw count, the number of people with this surname increased from 447 in 2000 to 480 in 2010, showing a growth of 7.38%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there's a small decrease of about 5.88% between these two decennial censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,149	#44,730	0.93%
Count	447	480	7.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cerruti

The ethnicity associated with the surname Cerruti, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, mostly falls under the White category. With 91.72% of individuals identified as White in 2000 and 88.33% in 2010, this group saw a slight decrease of about 3.70%. The next largest ethnic identity is Hispanic, which saw a significant increase from 5.82% in 2000 to 8.75% in 2010, growing by more than 50%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group decreased from 1.57% in 2000 to 1.46% in 2010. Interestingly, the data showed no individuals with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. A new category emerged in 2010: those identifying with two or more races, making up 1.46% of individuals with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.72%	88.33%	-3.7%
Hispanic	5.82%	8.75%	50.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.57%	1.46%	-7.01%
Two or More Races	0%	1.46%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%