Explore the Family Name Gentilcore

The meaning of Gentilcore

Italian: nickname for a good-hearted person, from gentil ‘courteous, kind’ + core ‘heart’, an old or dialect form of cuore (from Latin cor). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Achille, Luciano, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gentilcore has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, Gentilcore ranked 58,849th in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 62,903rd—a decrease of approximately 6.89%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined marginally from 322 in 2000 to 318 in 2010, demonstrating a 1.24% drop. Proportionately, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.12 named Gentilcore in 2000, which fell to 0.11 in 2010, marking an 8.33% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#62,903	-6.89%
Count	322	318	-1.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gentilcore

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gentilcore has witnessed some changes over the years as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly everyone with this surname identified as White (98.14%). By 2010, this percentage had dipped slightly to 96.54%, a decrease of 1.63%. Meanwhile, the census revealed a significant increase in individuals with the surname Gentilcore identifying as Hispanic—from 1.55% in 2000 to 2.52% in 2010, representing a considerable growth of 62.58%. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.14%	96.54%	-1.63%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.52%	62.58%
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%