Explore the Family Name Corsaro

The meaning of Corsaro

Italian (Sicily): 1. occupational name for a scribe or copyist, from medieval Latin cursarius. 2. unflattering nickname from corsaro ‘pirate, corsair’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rocco, Aldo, Amedeo, Cosmo, Domenic, Franco, Gennaro, Pietro, Sal, Vito.

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

The surname Corsaro saw a rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, Corsaro was ranked 27,901st most common surname but by 2010, it had risen to rank 24,517th, showing a positive change of 12.13%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 810 to 1,020 during this period, marking a growth of 25.93%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Corsaro per 100,000 went up, from 0.3 to 0.35, representing an increase of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,901	#24,517	12.13%
Count	810	1,020	25.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.35	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Corsaro

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Corsaro surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with only a slight increase of 0.34% over the decade. Interestingly, there was a new representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders in 2010 that wasn't present in 2000. Additionally, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races rose by 25.58%, while the proportion of Hispanic Corsaros increased marginally by 1.77%. During this period, no changes were observed among Black individuals or American Indian and Alaskan Natives bearing the Corsaro surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.7%	94.02%	0.34%
Hispanic	3.95%	4.02%	1.77%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.08%	25.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0%	0%