Explore the Family Name Ciresi

The meaning of Ciresi

Italian: from a derivative of Latin ceresa ‘cherry’, probably applied as a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks or cherry lips, or as a topographic name for someone who lived in a place with an abundance of cherry trees, or as a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Gaetano, Paolo, Sal.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ciresi has seen a slight increase in popularity over a ten-year period between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 49,057th most common surname, while in 2010 it rose to the 46,647th position, reflecting a change of 4.91%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 13.15% during the same period, from 403 in 2000 to 456 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,057	#46,647	4.91%
Count	403	456	13.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ciresi

Moving on to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ciresi, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with this surname are of White ethnicity. In 2000, 98.76% identified as White, dropping slightly to 97.15% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, reported having two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, there was an emergence of a small Hispanic presence, representing 1.75% of those with the surname in 2010, whereas there were none reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.76%	97.15%	-1.63%
Hispanic	0%	1.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%