Explore the Family Name Figone

The meaning of Figone

Italian: 1. from an augmentative of the personal name Figo, which may be a pet form of Federico. The surname occurs in northern Italy and Tuscany, where ancient Germanic names are commonly Italianized with the suffix -igo (for example Arrigo, Alberigo). 2. from an augmentative of figo, a spelling variant of fico (see Fico). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Giovanni, Aldo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Figone saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 51,680th in 2000, it fell to rank 56,310th in 2010, marking an 8.96% drop. The count also decreased during this period, with 378 instances in 2000 dropping by 3.97% to 363 in 2010. This downward trend was reflected in the proportion per 100k, which reduced by 14.29%, going down from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,680	#56,310	-8.96%
Count	378	363	-3.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Figone

Turning to ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified with the Figone surname were of White ethnicity in both years. However, there was a slight decrease in this group, from 93.12% in 2000 to 89.53% in 2010. During the same decade, the Hispanic representation within the Figone surname grew significantly from 3.97% to 7.44%, indicating an 87.41% increase. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races also slightly increased from 1.85% to 1.93%. There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.12%	89.53%	-3.86%
Hispanic	3.97%	7.44%	87.41%
Two or More Races	1.85%	1.93%	4.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%