Explore the Family Name Cimini

The meaning of Cimini

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of Cimino. 2. possibly a habitational name for someone from Cimini Hills (Italian: Monti Cimini) in Lazio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Marino, Amedeo, Annamaria, Camillo, Carmel, Elvio, Emidio, Enrico, Ettore, Guido, Libero.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cimini rose in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked as the 29,932nd most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 29,279th position, representing a 2.18% increase. Over this same period, the number of individuals with the surname Cimini grew from 740 to 808, an increase of 9.19%. Despite these changes, the proportion of the population with this surname remained constant at 0.27 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,932	#29,279	2.18%
Count	740	808	9.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.27	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cimini

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Cimini identify as White - 96.08% in 2000 and slightly less at 95.67% in 2010. The percentage identifying as two or more races increased by 28.15%, moving from 1.35% in 2000 to 1.73% in 2010. Additionally, there was a minor increase in the percentage identifying as Black (from 0.68% to 0.74%) and Hispanic (from 1.35% to 1.36%). The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories was suppressed in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	95.67%	-0.43%
Two or More Races	1.35%	1.73%	28.15%
Hispanic	1.35%	1.36%	0.74%
Black	0.68%	0.74%	8.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%