Explore the Family Name Commisso

The meaning of Commisso

Italian (southern): habitational name from Comiso, in Ragusa province, Sicily. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Giuseppe, Cosimo, Luigi, Sal, Antonio, Cosmo, Domenico, Francesco, Salvatore, Silvia, Angelo, Dino, Orlando, Serafina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Commisso experienced an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 30,003 to 28,679, indicating a 4.41% rise. The count of people with the Commisso last name also increased by 12.6% during this decade, going from 738 to 831 individuals. There was a slight elevation in the proportion per 100,000 people, with a growth of 3.7%, from 0.27 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,003	#28,679	4.41%
Count	738	831	12.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Commisso

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Commisso through the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts between 2000 and 2010. The most common ethnicity remained White, although it decreased slightly from 96.88% to 93.74%. There were notable increases in representation among Hispanic and Black identities, climbing from 1.36% to 3.73% and 0.81% to 1.93%, respectively. This represents change rates of 174.26% and 138.27%, respectively. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races declined by 11.76%, from 0.68% to 0.60%. There were no changes in Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, remaining at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	93.74%	-3.24%
Hispanic	1.36%	3.73%	174.26%
Black	0.81%	1.93%	138.27%
Two or More Races	0.68%	0.6%	-11.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%