Explore the Family Name Cona

The meaning of Cona

Italian: topographic name for someone who lived by a roadside shrine, from icona ‘icon, sacred image’, with loss of the first syllable. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Gaetano, Rocco, Vito, Alessandro, Carmelo, Constantino, Ferdinando, Francesca, Francesco, Gennaro, Luigi.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cona has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cona was ranked as the 38,464th most popular surname, but by 2010 it dropped to the 43,285th position, marking a decrease of 12.53%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 541 in 2000 to 499 in 2010, a reduction of 7.76%. The proportion of people named Cona per 100,000 people also fell by 15%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,464	#43,285	-12.53%
Count	541	499	-7.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cona

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Cona surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some shifts observed from 2000 to 2010. The largest ethnicity identifying with the Cona surname is White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 89.46% in 2000 down to 86.97% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 7.58% in 2000 to 10.82% in 2010. Identifications as Asian/Pacific Islander also rose slightly, from 0.92% to 1.00%. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and the count for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.46%	86.97%	-2.78%
Hispanic	7.58%	10.82%	42.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.92%	1%	8.7%
Two or More Races	1.29%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%