Explore the Family Name Forgione

The meaning of Forgione

Italian: occupational name for a blacksmith, from Old Italian forgione. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Angelo, Salvatore, Carmine, Antonio, Rocco, Agostino, Alfonse, Carlo, Dino, Domenic, Gaetano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Forgione has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Forgione held the rank of 14,084 among popular surnames in the U.S., but it slipped down to 16,041 in 2010, marking a change of -13.9%. The total count of people with the Forgione surname also decreased from 1961 in 2000 to 1808 in 2010, showing a decrease of 7.8%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people dropped by 16.44%, from 0.73 in 2000 to 0.61 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,084	#16,041	-13.9%
Count	1,961	1,808	-7.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.61	-16.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Forgione

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010 among individuals bearing the Forgione surname. The highest percentage falls within the White ethnicity, with a slight decrease from 95.77% in 2000 to 95.24% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 0.61% to 0.94%, and Hispanic identification also grew from 1.84% to 2.32%. The percentage identifying with two or more races fell from 1.17% to 0.77%. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as either Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	95.24%	-0.55%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.32%	26.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.94%	54.1%
Two or More Races	1.17%	0.77%	-34.19%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%