Explore the Family Name Filippone

The meaning of Filippone

Italian: from an augmentative of the personal name Filippo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Antonio, Carmine, Angelo, Antonino, Dante, Ennio, Italia, Luciano, Mauro, Nicoletta, Pasquale.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Filippone has slightly dropped over the decade from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 18,682 in 2000, it fell to a rank of 19,321 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 3.42%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 1,359 in 2000 to 1,401 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.09%. Yet, its proportion per 100k decreased by 6% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,682	#19,321	-3.42%
Count	1,359	1,401	3.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.47	-6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Filippone

Regarding ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of people bearing the Filippone surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 95.29% in 2000 to 93.36% in 2010. The second-largest group identified as Hispanic, which grew from 3.53% in 2000 to 5.07% in 2010, an increase of 43.63%. Those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly from 0.52% to 0.50%. The Black demographic also decreased slightly from 0.37% to 0.36%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while those identifying with two or more races showed up for the first time in the 2010 data at 0.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.29%	93.36%	-2.03%
Hispanic	3.53%	5.07%	43.63%
Two or More Races	0%	0.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0.5%	-3.85%
Black	0.37%	0.36%	-2.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%