Explore the Family Name Coiro

The meaning of Coiro

Italian: metonymic occupational name for a tanner or leatherworker, from old Italian coiro ‘leather’, Sicilian coiru. Compare Corio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Ettore, Gerardo, Antonio, Arsenio, Attilio, Biagio, Filippo, Gaetano, Mario, Riccardo, Sebastiano, Silvio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that the surname Coiro has gained popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname rose from 42,134 to 37,229, marking an 11.64% increase in popularity. In terms of absolute numbers, people with this surname increased by 23.51%, from 485 in 2000 to 599 in 2010. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the Coiro surname per 100k population also saw a rise of 11.11%, moving from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,134	#37,229	11.64%
Count	485	599	23.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.2	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coiro

The ethnicity table derived from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Coiro surname identified as White, making up 95.67% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.99% in 2010. There was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native populations within this surname group. Interestingly, the percentage of Coiros identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 61.94%, rising from 2.68% in 2000 to 4.34% in 2010. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.44% in 2000 to zero reported cases in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.67%	94.99%	-0.71%
Hispanic	2.68%	4.34%	61.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%