Explore the Family Name Cucinotta

The meaning of Cucinotta

Italian (Sicily): from a diminutive of cucina, dialect variant of cugina ‘cousin’ (see Cugini). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Domenic, Carmel, Santo, Vincenza, Giovanni, Marco, Nunzio, Orazio, Silvio, Tommaso.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cucinotta has seen a slight decrease over the years. In 2000, the surname ranked 30,023 in popularity and was held by 737 individuals. By 2010, while the number of individuals bearing the surname increased to 763, its rank dropped slightly to 30,570, indicating a -1.82% change in popularity. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by -3.7%, from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,023	#30,570	-1.82%
Count	737	763	3.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cucinotta

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of those with the surname Cucinotta identify as White, a percentage that remained steady at 96.20% in both 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities saw an increase of 44.79% during the same period, rising from 1.63% to 2.36%. However, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic decreased by -18.52%, falling from 0.81% in 2000 to 0.66% in 2010. It should be noted that no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in the 2010 census, compared to minimal identification in these categories in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.2%	96.2%	0%
Two or More Races	1.63%	2.36%	44.79%
Hispanic	0.81%	0.66%	-18.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%