Explore the Family Name Cianci

The meaning of Cianci

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Ciancio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Donato, Canio, Guilio, Sal, Amedio, Antonio, Camillo, Carmelo, Cosmo, Domenic.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cianci has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Cianci was ranked 17,449th in popularity and was carried by approximately 1,490 individuals. By 2010, the rank had fallen slightly to 19,062nd and the count decreased by 4.16% to 1,428. The name's proportion per 100k people also fell from 0.55 to 0.48, marking a 12.73% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,449	#19,062	-9.24%
Count	1,490	1,428	-4.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.48	-12.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cianci

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cianci, there have been some shifts over the last decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage fell from 96.24% in 2000 to 94.47% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as having two or more races, jumping from 0.81% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of people with the Cianci surname identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.15% to 3.29%. A small percentage began identifying as Black (0.35%) in 2010, where no one did in 2000. Meanwhile, the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, with minor changes recorded over the ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	94.47%	-1.84%
Hispanic	2.15%	3.29%	53.02%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.4%	72.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.49%	-9.26%
Black	0%	0.35%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%