Explore the Family Name Covino

The meaning of Covino

Italian: from the personal name Covino, a diminutive of Iacovo, an old Italian form of Jacob. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Carmine, Rocco, Cosmo, Enrico, Gennaro, Guido, Nino, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Covino has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,781st most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 24,446th place, marking a 2.8% drop. The actual count of individuals with the Covino surname, however, saw a small increase from 993 to 1,024 during the same period. Despite this growth, there was a 5.41% decline in its proportion per 100,000 people from 0.37 to 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,781	#24,446	-2.8%
Count	993	1,024	3.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Covino

Ethnic identity among those bearing the Covino surname also changed over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. A significant majority identified as White, with 96.68% in 2000 dropping slightly to 95.21% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw an impressive growth of 75.78%, going from 1.61% to 2.83%. The data also revealed emergence of diversity within the Covino population as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicities were recorded for the first time in 2010, each comprising 0.49% of the total. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races grew from 0.91% to 0.98%, while American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained stagnant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	95.21%	-1.52%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.83%	75.78%
Two or More Races	0.91%	0.98%	7.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.49%	0%
Black	0%	0.49%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%