Explore the Family Name Felici

The meaning of Felici

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Felice. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Aldo, Roberto, Alberto, Americo, Fernando, Franco, Giulio, Lilia, Liliana, Luciano, Massimo, Romolo, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Felici saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Felici was ranked 64,186th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 78,567th, indicating a decrease of 22.41%. The count of people bearing this surname also decreased from 290 in 2000 to 243 in 2010, marking a drop of approximately 16.21%. When considering the proportion of people named Felici per 100,000 individuals, there was a noticeable reduction as well, going from 0.11 to 0.08, which translates into a drop of 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#78,567	-22.41%
Count	290	243	-16.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.08	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Felici

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Felici surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 90.69% to 84.36%. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased dramatically from 7.59% in 2000 to 12.76% in 2010, a relative increase of 68.12%. In 2010, for the first time, a small segment (2.06%) of individuals with this surname identified as Black. There were no changes in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, as these remained at zero across both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.69%	84.36%	-6.98%
Hispanic	7.59%	12.76%	68.12%
Black	0%	2.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%