Explore the Family Name Colello

The meaning of Colello

Italian: variant of Colella. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Emidio, Mauro, Donato, Geno, Leonardo, Marco, Pina, Rocco.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Colello has seen a slight decline in the United States between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 28,194th most popular in 2000, it slipped to 30,277th by 2010, marking a decrease of 7.39%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the name Colello decreased from 799 in 2000 to 773 in 2010, a negative change of 3.25%. The proportion of individuals named Colello per 100,000 people also saw a drop of 13.33%, moving from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,194	#30,277	-7.39%
Count	799	773	-3.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Colello

When it comes to ethnic identity, the information from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes for the surname Colello over the first decade of the millennium. The number of those identifying as white dropped by 5.24%, from 97.62% in 2000 to 92.50% in 2010. Over the same period, the Hispanic presence within the Colello surname holders increased significantly by 262.40%, from a mere 1.25% in 2000 to 4.53% in 2010. Furthermore, there were no individuals with the surname Colello identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The representation of those identifying with two or more races also saw an increase of 141.33%, going up from 0.75% to 1.81%. Notably, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Black in 2010 that was not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.62%	92.5%	-5.24%
Hispanic	1.25%	4.53%	262.4%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.81%	141.33%
Black	0%	0.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%