Explore the Family Name Cervone

The meaning of Cervone

Italian: 1. nickname from an augmentative of cervo ‘stag’ (see Cervi). 2. variant of Cerbone 2. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Vincenzo, Alberto, Antonio, Aurelio, Carmela, Carmine, Gian Carlo, Luigi, Mario, Pasquale, Philomena, Salvatore.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cervone has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Cervone surname ranked 30,753 in popularity with a count of 715 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 31,724 even though the count increased slightly to 728. This represents a decrease in rank by 3.16% and an increase in count by 1.82%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also declined from 0.27 to 0.25 during this period, representing a 7.41% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#31,724	-3.16%
Count	715	728	1.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cervone

The Decennial U.S. Census data also gives insight into the ethnicity associated with the Cervone surname. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Cervone surname identified as White (95.24%). By 2010, this percentage had decreased slightly to 94.09%. Over the same period, there was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 2.80% to 4.12%. Those who identified with two or more races dropped from 1.26% to 0.69%. There was also a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 at 0.69%, where none was reported in 2000. No individuals with the Cervone surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.24%	94.09%	-1.21%
Hispanic	2.8%	4.12%	47.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Two or More Races	1.26%	0.69%	-45.24%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%