Explore the Family Name Ciano

The meaning of Ciano

Italian: from the personal name Ciano, a short form of Feliciano, Luciano, Marciano, etc. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Cosmo, Dino, Fausto, Luigi, Pasquale, Rocco.

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

The surname Ciano, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has experienced a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In the year 2000, it ranked 28,166 and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to rank 28,679, marking a 1.82 percent change in rank. Despite this drop in rank, there was actually an increase in the count of people with the Ciano surname - from 800 people in 2000 to 831 people in 2010. This represents a 3.88 percent increase. However, when compared to the overall population, the proportion of people with the Ciano surname per 100,000 decreased by 6.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,166	#28,679	-1.82%
Count	800	831	3.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ciano

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, most individuals with the Ciano surname identified as White, with 93.50 percent in 2000 and 92.78 percent in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, their percentage rose from 1.25 in 2000 to 2.29 in 2010, showing an 83.20 percent change. The proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a decrease of 20.49 percent between 2000 and 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native was initially non-existent in 2000, but by 2010, 0.84 percent identified as Black while the percentage for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.5%	92.78%	-0.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.25%	2.29%	83.2%
Hispanic	2.88%	2.29%	-20.49%
Two or More Races	1.88%	1.81%	-3.72%
Black	0%	0.84%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%