Explore the Family Name Fugazzi

The meaning of Fugazzi

Italian: perhaps a variant of Fogazza, itself a variant of Focaccia, from focaccia ‘flat bread’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker of such bread. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Gino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fugazzi saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 83,965th most popular and dropped to a rank of 93,921 by 2010, marking an 11.86% decrease. The count of individuals bearing this surname also declined from 208 in 2000 to 195 in 2010, signifying a decrease of 6.25%. Similarly, the proportion of people with the Fugazzi surname per 100,000 individuals decreased by 12.5% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#93,921	-11.86%
Count	208	195	-6.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fugazzi

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the composition of people with the Fugazzi surname. While the percentage of those who identify as White dropped from 94.71% in 2000 to 89.74% in 2010, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 2.4% to 4.62%, marking a 92.5% increase. Interestingly, there was also a rise in the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which went from zero in 2000 to 3.59% in 2010. However, the representation of other ethnicities such as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races remained steady at zero during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.71%	89.74%	-5.25%
Hispanic	2.4%	4.62%	92.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.59%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%