Explore the Family Name Cozzolino

The meaning of Cozzolino

Italian: diminutive of Cozzo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Filomena, Salvatore, Ciro, Gennaro, Luigi, Natale, Pasquale, Rinaldo, Sal, Savino.

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

The surname Cozzolino, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a minor fluctuation in its popularity ranking between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 25,610 in 2000 to 26,261 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 2.54%. However, the total count of people with the surname increased slightly from 905 in 2000 to 930 in 2010, marking an increase of 2.76%. Despite this rise in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 5.88%, from 0.34 to 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,610	#26,261	-2.54%
Count	905	930	2.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cozzolino

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Cozzolino surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of those bearing the surname identified as White (95.36%), with a small percentage identifying as Hispanic (2.54%), and an even smaller percentage identifying as belonging to two or more races (1.66%). By 2010, the percentages had shifted slightly. While the majority still identified as White (95.16%), the percentage identifying as Hispanic rose to 2.80% and the percentage identifying as two or more races dropped to 0.54%. A new category emerged in 2010, with 1.18% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	95.16%	-0.21%
Hispanic	2.54%	2.8%	10.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.18%	0%
Two or More Races	1.66%	0.54%	-67.47%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%