Explore the Family Name Finelli

The meaning of Finelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a pet form of Fino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Domenic, Fiore, Rocco, Sal, Salvatore, Aniello, Antimo, Antonio, Biagio, Carmine, Domenico.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Finelli has significantly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Finelli was ranked 19,882 in terms of popularity; however, by 2010 it had dropped to rank 28,065. This represents a substantial decrease of roughly 41 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals with this last name also declined from 1,251 people to 853 people over the same decade, signifying a drop of almost 32 percent. The proportion of people named Finelli per 100,000 decreased by approximately 37 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,882	#28,065	-41.16%
Count	1,251	853	-31.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.29	-36.96%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Finelli

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Finelli surname identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 98 percent identified as White, which slightly reduced to around 97 percent by 2010. There was a small percentage who identified as Hispanic, increasing from 1.28 percent in 2000 to 1.88 percent in 2010. Interestingly, in 2000 there was 0.72 percent who reported having two or more races, but that count was suppressed in 2010. Meanwhile, no individuals with the Finelli surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.92%	97.19%	-0.75%
Hispanic	1.28%	1.88%	46.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%