Explore the Family Name Emanuele

The meaning of Emanuele

Italian: from the personal name Emanuele, an equivalent of Emanuel. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Vincenzo, Rocco, Santo, Angelo, Antonio, Carmelo, Cono, Enrico, Ezio, Filiberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Emanuele has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 23,530 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had fallen to 25,295, marking a 7.5% decrease. The number of individuals carrying this surname also decreased slightly during this period, from 1,006 people in 2000 to 979 in 2010, constituting a 2.68% drop. Accordingly, the proportion of Emanueles per 100,000 people in the U.S. population fell by 10.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,530	#25,295	-7.5%
Count	1,006	979	-2.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.33	-10.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Emanuele

When examining the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Emanuele, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts over the same decade. A significant majority identified as White, amounting to 94.33% in 2000 and 92.65% in 2010, showing a slight decline of 1.78%. While the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell to zero in 2010 from 0.99% in 2000 and those identifying with two or more races decreased by 48.20%, the Hispanic representation nearly doubled, surging from 2.88% to 5.01%. Moreover, the segment identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native emerged in 2010 at 1.02%, while none had been recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.33%	92.65%	-1.78%
Hispanic	2.88%	5.01%	73.96%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.02%	0%
Two or More Races	1.39%	0.72%	-48.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.99%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%