Explore the Family Name Ghezzi

The meaning of Ghezzi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a nickname from Old Italian ghezzo ‘dark’, with reference to hair-, beard-, or skin-color. The term originally related to horses, and in some cases the name may have alluded to the owner of an animal of this color. Ghezzo is also recorded as a personal name, of ancient Germanic origin. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giovanni, Reno, Angelo, Bartolomeo, Guilio, Leno, Lido, Nino, Severino, Tiziano.

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

The Ghezzi surname saw a slight decrease in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it had a rank of 51,458 and by 2010 it dropped to 54,864, which is a decline of 6.62%. The count of individuals carrying the Ghezzi surname also experienced a minor drop of 1.32%, going from 380 people in 2000 to 375 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100k population decreased by 7.14% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#54,864	-6.62%
Count	380	375	-1.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ghezzi

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnicity of people with the Ghezzi surname has changed slightly. The majority of Ghezzis identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with an increase from 93.95% to 95.47% over the decade. There was a significant reduction in those identifying as Hispanic, which fell from 5.00% to 2.93%, a decrease of 41.40%. There were no Ghezzis who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.95%	95.47%	1.62%
Hispanic	5%	2.93%	-41.4%
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%