Explore the Family Name Ciriello

The meaning of Ciriello

Italian: probably from a diminutive of Cirio, a personal name derived from Greek kyrios ‘lord’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Salvatore, Dario, Agostino, Angelo, Cosmo, Domenico, Gaetano, Giulio, Luigi, Vincenzo, Vito.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ciriello has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ciriello ranked 37,591 in popularity among surnames in the United States, but it rose to 36,900 by 2010, marking a change of 1.84%. The count of individuals bearing the surname also saw an upward trend, with a rise from 557 people in 2000 to 605 in 2010, indicating an increase of 8.62%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.21 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,591	#36,900	1.84%
Count	557	605	8.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ciriello

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ciriello, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been slight shifts between 2000 and 2010. In both years, the surname was predominantly identified as White, though this percentage slightly decreased from 96.41% in 2000 to 94.55% in 2010. Notably, over the decade, the Hispanic identification nearly doubled from 1.80% to 3.80%, exhibiting a significant change of 111.11%. There were no recorded instances of the surname being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.41%	94.55%	-1.93%
Hispanic	1.8%	3.8%	111.11%
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%