Explore the Family Name Cimaglia

The meaning of Cimaglia

Italian: habitational name from Cimaglia in Sicily or various places called with this word (probably a derivative of cima ‘peak, mountain top’), such as Cimaglia Santo Spirito in Poggio Imperiale, Foggia province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Bartolo, Benedetto, Egidio, Ulisse.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cimaglia was ranked 50,366th in popularity in the year 2000 and slipped to 52,482nd position by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.2%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people bearing the surname experienced a slight uptick from 390 individuals in 2000 to 395 in 2010. However, the proportion of people named Cimaglia per 100,000 decreased by 7.14% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#52,482	-4.2%
Count	390	395	1.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cimaglia

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Cimaglia also witnessed changes between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data. The predominant ethnicity for this surname remained White, although the proportion dropped slightly from 97.69% to 96.20%. There was no data recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of individuals with Hispanic ethnicity saw a decrease of 15.08%, falling from 1.79% to 1.52%. Interestingly, despite no initial record in 2000, by 2010, 1.52% of individuals with the last name Cimaglia identified as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.69%	96.2%	-1.53%
Two or More Races	0%	1.52%	0%
Hispanic	1.79%	1.52%	-15.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%