Explore the Family Name Gangemi

The meaning of Gangemi

Italian: variant of Cangemi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Rocco, Saverio, Giuseppe, Nazareno, Nazzareno, Nicola, Sal, Santo.

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

The surname Gangemi showed a slight increase in popularity from the 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 26,783rd most common surname in America and by 2010, it had risen slightly to 26,598th place, a positive change of 0.69 percent. The number of individuals bearing the Gangemi surname also increased from 854 in 2000 to 916 in 2010, reflecting a 7.26 percent rise. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a negligible decrease of -3.12 percent over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,783	#26,598	0.69%
Count	854	916	7.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gangemi

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of people with the surname Gangemi identify as White, at 96.25 percent in 2000 and 96.18 percent in 2010, a slight decrease of -0.07 percent. The next significant ethnic identity is Hispanic, which saw an increase of 45.71 percent, from 1.05 percent in 2000 to 1.53 percent in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races made up 1.29 percent in 2000 and decreased to 1.20 percent by 2010. Black representation also decreased from 0.82 percent in 2000 to 0.55 percent in 2010, marking a 32.93 percent decrease. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native origin during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	96.18%	-0.07%
Hispanic	1.05%	1.53%	45.71%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.2%	-6.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%
Black	0.82%	0.55%	-32.93%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%