Explore the Family Name Falconi

The meaning of Falconi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Falcone. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Cesar, Jorge, Alicia, Carlos, Enrique, Jose, Josue, Juan, Magdelena. Italian Salvatore, Alberto, Edvige, Fausto, Fulvio, Guillermo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Falconi has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 33,380th in terms of popularity, but it fell to the 41,728th position by 2010, indicating a drop of 25.01%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname decreased from 645 to 521 during this period, marking a decrease of 19.22%. The proportion of people named Falconi per 100k also dropped from 0.24 to 0.18, signifying a 25.0% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,380	#41,728	-25.01%
Count	645	521	-19.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.18	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Falconi

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Falconi surname from 2000 to 2010. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname saw a significant increase of 164.22%, moving from 1.09% to 2.88%. Individuals identifying as two or more races were not present in 2000 but made up 0.96% of Falconi's in 2010. The percentage of people with the surname who identified as White decreased slightly from 49.15% to 42.80%, a 12.92% drop. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic increased from 48.68% to 53.17%, showing a rise of 9.22%. The proportions for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained consistent at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	48.68%	53.17%	9.22%
White	49.15%	42.8%	-12.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	2.88%	164.22%
Two or More Races	0%	0.96%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%