Explore the Family Name Gandolfi

The meaning of Gandolfi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Gandolfo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giovanni, Attillo, Ettore, Geno, Gino, Larraine, Valentino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gandolfi saw minor changes in its popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gandolfi was ranked 47,735th in terms of common surnames, but it experienced a slight decrease in rank by 2010, coming in at 49,268th. This represented a small shift of -3.21 in its ranking. However, the actual count of people with the Gandolfi surname increased slightly from 417 to 427 during the same period, reflecting a growth rate of 2.4. Yet, when considering the proportion per 100,000 population, there was a -6.67 change, with the ratio dropping from 0.15 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#49,268	-3.21%
Count	417	427	2.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gandolfi

In terms of ethnicity identity, the Gandolfi surname largely identifies as White, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.36% to 95.55%, a change of -1.86%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase during this period, going from 1.44% to 3.28%, which is a 127.78 change. There were no recorded instances of the Gandolfi surname amongst Asian/Pacific Islanders, those of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.36%	95.55%	-1.86%
Hispanic	1.44%	3.28%	127.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%