Explore the Family Name Contino

The meaning of Contino

Italian: from a diminutive of conte ‘count’ (see Conte). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Amato, Sal, Vito, Anella, Carmelo, Carmine, Domiano, Luigi, Pasquale, Salvator, Salvatore, Vincenza.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Contino experienced a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 18,382 in popularity and this fell by about 3.77% to 19,075 in 2010. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 2.74% from 1,389 to 1,427 over the same period. The proportion per 100K people also decreased, going from 0.51 in 2000 to 0.48 in 2010, a drop of 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,382	#19,075	-3.77%
Count	1,389	1,427	2.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.48	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Contino

The ethnical identity associated with the Contino surname also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped from 91.00% to 87.95%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 7.20% to 10.65%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black remained relatively stable, experiencing a slight decrease from 0.36% to 0.35%. Meanwhile, the representation of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was not significant enough for reliable data. The group identifying with two or more races saw a noticeable decrease, falling from 1.01% to 0.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91%	87.95%	-3.35%
Hispanic	7.2%	10.65%	47.92%
Two or More Races	1.01%	0.56%	-44.55%
Black	0.36%	0.35%	-2.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%