Explore the Family Name Cione

The meaning of Cione

Italian: from a short form of a personal name ending with the hypocoristic suffix -cione, such as Felicione, Petriccione, Simoncione, Uguccione, or a double diminutive of names ending with -cio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Pasquale, Sal, Salvatore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Cione' increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 77,472, but by 2010, it had moved up to rank 75,317, a change of 2.78%. Additionally, the count of individuals using this surname also rose from 230 in 2000 to 256 in 2010, an increase of 11.3%. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname 'Cione' per 100k people remained the same at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,472	#75,317	2.78%
Count	230	256	11.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cione

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Cione' also saw some shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The most common ethnicity associated with 'Cione' is White, which accounted for 95.65% in 2000 but decreased slightly to 90.63% in 2010, a drop of 5.25%. Meanwhile, the association of 'Cione' with Hispanic identity increased by 25.75%, moving from 4.35% in 2000 to 5.47% in 2010. The surname also gained a small association with the Asian/Pacific Islander identity, which was not present in 2000 but made up 1.95% in 2010. There were no reported associations with the Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	90.63%	-5.25%
Hispanic	4.35%	5.47%	25.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.95%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%