Explore the Family Name Cinquegrana

The meaning of Cinquegrana

Italian (Campania): nickname composed of cinque ‘five’ + grana ‘coins’, probably used in a figurative sense; the term is a variant of cinquegrani, which was a coin in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cinquegrana has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Cinquegrana was ranked the 73,659th most popular surname, with a count of 245 individuals bearing it. By 2010, the rank had improved to 72,568, with an increased count of 268 individuals. This indicates a positive change of 1.48% in popularity ranking and 9.39% in count over this decade. The proportion of people per 100k with this surname remained stable at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,659	#72,568	1.48%
Count	245	268	9.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cinquegrana

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Cinquegrana, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 94.29% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 91.79% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 4.49% of the total in 2000, which saw a modest rise to 4.85% by 2010. A new addition to the ethnic identity data in 2010 was those identifying as two or more races, constituting 1.87% of the total. No Cinquegranas identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.29%	91.79%	-2.65%
Hispanic	4.49%	4.85%	8.02%
Two or More Races	0%	1.87%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%