Explore the Family Name Cotrone

The meaning of Cotrone

Italian: habitational name from Crotone, a city in Calabria which was formerly (until 1929) called Cotrone. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Luca, Vito, Angelo, Mafalda, Nunzio, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cotrone has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 56,826th and dropped to 59,901st by 2010, indicating a change of -5.41%. However, the count of individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, increasing from 336 in 2000 to 337 in 2010, marking a minor growth of 0.3%. Moreover, the proportion of people bearing the Cotrone surname per 100,000 population also declined from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, showing an 8.33% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,826	#59,901	-5.41%
Count	336	337	0.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cotrone

Discussing the ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, a majority of individuals with the Cotrone surname identified as White, which increased from 91.37% in 2000 to 93.77% in 2010. There were no reported instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year. A small percentage of the individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, which showed a decline from 5.95% in 2000 to 5.04% in 2010. Furthermore, there was a significant drop in the number of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, decreasing from 2.68% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.37%	93.77%	2.63%
Hispanic	5.95%	5.04%	-15.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.68%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%