Explore the Family Name Fantini

The meaning of Fantini

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a pet form of Fante. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Mauro, Aldo, Amedeo, Antonio, Carlo, Caesar, Gaspare, Giovanni, Guido, Luciano, Raffaele, Remo, Renato, Ricardo. Spanish Alvino, Leonida, Nestor, Olimpia, Oralia.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fantini experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 37,200th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 38,214th spot, marking a change of -2.73%. Despite this, the count of individuals with this last name increased slightly from 564 to 580, a growth rate of 2.84%. However, the proportion of individuals identified as Fantinis per 100k people saw a decrease of -4.76% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,200	#38,214	-2.73%
Count	564	580	2.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fantini

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fantini, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname were recorded as white, constituting 92.20% in 2000 and 89.83% in 2010, a slight decrease. The proportion identifying as Hispanic enjoyed a significant increase of 79.61%, rising from 4.61% to 8.28%. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities saw a sharp decline from 2.13% to 1.03%. No Fantinis reported an Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.2%	89.83%	-2.57%
Hispanic	4.61%	8.28%	79.61%
Two or More Races	2.13%	1.03%	-51.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%