Explore the Family Name Ciotti

The meaning of Ciotti

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of a nickname from Old Italian ciotto ‘lame’. 2. patronymic or plural form of the personal name Ciotto, a short form of a name formed with the hypocoristic suffix -ciotto, such as Feliciotto, Franciotto, or Petrucciotto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Aldo, Giuseppe, Tullio, Antonio, Dante, Domenic, Domenico, Emidio, Ezio, Geno, Gilda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Ciotti' has seen slight changes from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 19,563 and shifted to 20,780 in 2010, showing a decrease in popularity by 6.22%. The count of people with this surname also experienced a nominal dip, with 1,276 individuals in 2000 to 1,271 in 2010, marking a 0.39% decline. Similarly, the proportion of people named Ciotti per 100k decreased by 8.51%, moving from 0.47 to 0.43 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,563	#20,780	-6.22%
Count	1,276	1,271	-0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.43	-8.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ciotti

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Ciotti', the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw significant increases of 41.03% and 71.43% respectively. Those reporting two or more races also increased significantly by 136.51%. Meanwhile, the representation of individuals identifying as White decreased by 2.18%, from 97.49% to 95.36%. There were no recorded changes for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.49%	95.36%	-2.18%
Hispanic	1.33%	2.28%	71.43%
Two or More Races	0.63%	1.49%	136.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.55%	41.03%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%