Explore the Family Name Fiorello

The meaning of Fiorello

Italian: from a pet form of Fiore. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Carmela, Dino, Marco, Saverio, Vito, Emilio, Franco, Gaspare, Graziano, Luciano, Nicola.

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

The surname Fiorello has seen a slight uptick in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, it ranked 23,056th in terms of the most common surnames, and by 2010, it had moved up to the rank of 22,880th. This change represents a 0.76% increase in rank. The count of people bearing the Fiorello surname also increased by around 8.12% during this period, going from 1,035 in 2000 to 1,119 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,056	#22,880	0.76%
Count	1,035	1,119	8.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.38	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fiorello

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Fiorello surname, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as White, though this percentage saw a slight decline from 96.23% in 2000 to 93.74% in 2010. During the same period, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.13% to 3.84%, marking an 80.28% increase. Meanwhile, individuals identifying with two or more races also saw a substantial rise, from 0.58% in 2000 to 1.70% in 2010. Notably, there was no data available for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for both years. For those identifying as Black, the percentage dropped from 0.48% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	93.74%	-2.59%
Hispanic	2.13%	3.84%	80.28%
Two or More Races	0.58%	1.7%	193.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%