Explore the Family Name Gagliardo

The meaning of Gagliardo

Italian (southern): from the medieval personal name or nickname Gagliardo, from a loanword from Occitan galhard or French gaillard ‘strong, robust’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carlo, Antonino, Francesco, Sal, Angelo, Carmine, Cesare, Domenico, Gioacchino, Giuseppe, Ignazio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gagliardo has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gagliardo ranked 23,903 in terms of popularity and fell to 28,909 by 2010, marking a decrease of 20.94 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 986 in 2000 to 822 in 2010, representing a drop of 16.63 percent. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the surname Gagliardo per 100,000 people declined by 24.32 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,903	#28,909	-20.94%
Count	986	822	-16.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.28	-24.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gagliardo

Regarding ethnicity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Gagliardo identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.13 percent over the decade. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic rose by 2.82 percent, while those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease of 35.61 percent. Notably, in 2010 there was a minimal presence (0.85 percent) of Asian/Pacific Islanders within this surname group, which wasn't recorded in 2000. The data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.74%	95.86%	0.13%
Hispanic	2.13%	2.19%	2.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%
Two or More Races	1.32%	0.85%	-35.61%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%