Explore the Family Name Germani

The meaning of Germani

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Germano. 2. Italianized form of Slovenian Grmek and of its variant Germek: diminutive or patronymic from Grm or Germ ‘bush’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gasper, Salvatore, Angelo, Giuseppe, Orazio, Rasario, Rosaria, Sal, Vita, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Germani saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Germani ranked 43,708 in popularity with 465 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank slightly dropped to 45,959 with 464 individuals claiming this surname, resulting in a 5.15% drop in rank and a marginal 0.22% decrease in count. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,708	#45,959	-5.15%
Count	465	464	-0.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Germani

The ethnicity associated with the surname Germani also experienced certain shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of the individuals with this surname were of White ethnicity at 93.76%, which decreased slightly to 91.38% by 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 3.66% in 2000 and increased to 4.96% in 2010. In both 2000 and 2010, there was no record of individuals with this surname who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. There was also an emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black by 2010. A minimal decrease was noted for those identifying with two or more races from 1.29% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.76%	91.38%	-2.54%
Hispanic	3.66%	4.96%	35.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.29%	0%
Black	0%	1.29%	0%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.08%	-16.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%