Explore the Family Name Consentino

The meaning of Consentino

Italian (southern): variant of Cosentino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Fabio, Mario, Sal, Salvatore, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Consentino has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 53,659 in 2000 to 57,639 in 2010, indicating a decrease of around 7.42%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname in the U.S. also fell by about 2.22% over this ten-year period. This led to a decrease in proportion per 100,000 people, which went from 0.13 to 0.12 or a drop of approximately 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,659	#57,639	-7.42%
Count	361	353	-2.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Consentino

In terms of ethnicity as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census, Consentino is a surname primarily associated with those identifying as White. In 2000, around 95.84% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and though this percentage decreased slightly to 94.33% by 2010, it still constituted the majority. There was a noticeable increase in the Hispanic representation among those with the Consentino surname, growing from 3.05% in 2000 to 4.25% in 2010, a change of roughly 39.34%. As for the other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, there were no significant changes during this period. However, there was an emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	94.33%	-1.58%
Hispanic	3.05%	4.25%	39.34%
Two or More Races	0%	1.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%