Explore the Family Name Ferone

The meaning of Ferone

Italian: possibly from an augmentative of Fera or alternatively from a short form of Cristofarone, an augmentative of Cristofaro, Cristoforo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Salvatore, Fiore, Gaetano, Santi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ferone has seen a rise in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, the Ferone surname was ranked 65,862nd in terms of popularity and increased to the 63,218th spot by 2010, marking a 4.01% improvement in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also went up from 281 in 2000 to 316 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 12.46%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Ferone per 100,000 population slightly increased from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,862	#63,218	4.01%
Count	281	316	12.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ferone

When it comes to the ethnicity associated with the Ferone surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts over the same decade. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, though this percentage did see a minor decrease from 90.04% in 2000 to 87.97% in 2010. The proportion of Ferones identifying as Hispanic experienced a significant increase, jumping from 2.49% in 2000 to 6.33% in 2010. On the other hand, the proportion of those identifying as Black dropped by 20.41% over the ten years. Data for people of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent, along with those identifying with two or more races, was either suppressed or remained unchanged during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.04%	87.97%	-2.3%
Hispanic	2.49%	6.33%	154.22%
Black	6.76%	5.38%	-20.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%