Explore the Family Name Corvino

The meaning of Corvino

Italian: from a diminutive of corvo ‘raven, rook’ (see Corvo). Probably bestowed upon someone with a particularly dark hair color, resembling a raven’s feathering. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Pasquale, Marco, Sal, Antonio, Emidio, Enrico, Giovanni, Ottavio, Romeo, Salvatore, Serafino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Corvino has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 27,526 in 2000, it fell to 28,856 by 2010, marking a change of -4.83. However, the count of individuals with this surname remained constant at 824 during both censuses. The proportion per 100k also showed a small decline from 0.31 to 0.28, which corresponds with a -9.68 change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#28,856	-4.83%
Count	824	824	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Corvino

According to the same census data, the ethnic identity associated with the Corvino surname has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, remained at zero in both years. Those who identified with two or more races stayed steady at 1.33. The majority of people with this surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 96.36 in 2000 to 94.54 in 2010. The Hispanic community saw an increase from 1.58 to 2.31, marking a significant change of 46.20. Similarly, there were no individuals identifying as Black in 2000, however, by 2010, the percentage rose to 1.33.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.36%	94.54%	-1.89%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.31%	46.2%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.33%	0%
Black	0%	1.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%