Explore the Family Name Cieri

The meaning of Cieri

Italian: probably from a short form of a medieval personal name such as Fulcieri. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Domenic, Mauro, Salvatore, Sergio, Amerigo, Antonio, Carlo, Eligio, Federico, Filomena, Lucio, Marco, Mario, Rudolfo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cieri saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname Cieri was ranked 31,426th in terms of popularity and this decreased to 34,223rd by 2010, representing a -8.9% change. The count of people with this surname also lessened from 697 in 2000 to 663 in 2010, a decline of -4.88%. This resulted in a decrease in proportion per 100,000 people from 0.26 to 0.22 over the decade, reflecting a -15.38% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,426	#34,223	-8.9%
Count	697	663	-4.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.22	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cieri

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Cieri identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage fell slightly from 97.13% to 94.57%, a change of -2.64%. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.43% in 2000 to 2.71% in 2010, a rise of 89.51%. Additionally, there was an increase in the number identifying as two or more races, from 1.29% in 2000 to 1.81% in 2010, a growth of 40.31%. However, no individuals registered under Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.13%	94.57%	-2.64%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.71%	89.51%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.81%	40.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%