Explore the Family Name Chiodo

The meaning of Chiodo

Italian: from chiodo ‘nail’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a nailmaker or as a nickname for a tall, thin man. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Santo, Carmine, Concetta, Enrico, Gino, Giuseppe, Luigi, Orazio, Palma, Raffaele.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Chiodo has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 14,599th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 15,727th place, marking a -7.73% change. The count of individuals with this surname also declined slightly during this period, from 1,870 people in 2000 to 1,854 in 2010, a reduction of -0.86%. Accordingly, its proportion per 100,000 people fell by -8.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,599	#15,727	-7.73%
Count	1,870	1,854	-0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.63	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chiodo

In relation to ethnicity, analysis of the Decennial U.S. Census shows a few noticeable changes in the distribution of the Chiodo surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with this name identify as White, at 96.26% in 2000 and 95.58% in 2010, showing a minimal decrease of -0.71%. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander doubled from 0.43% to 0.86%, while those who identified as being of two or more ethnicities saw a decline of -27.12%. The proportion of people with the Chiodo surname identifying as Hispanic showed an increase of 31.61%. There were no individuals with this surname that identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	95.58%	-0.71%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.54%	31.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.86%	100%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0.86%	-27.12%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%