Explore the Family Name Giacobbe

The meaning of Giacobbe

Italian: from the personal name Giacobbe, one of the Italian forms of Jacob. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Nicola, Rocco, Salvatore, Alessandro, Angelo, Antonino, Antonio, Dino, Francesco, Nino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Giacobbe saw a minor increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It moved up from rank 25735 to 25445, showing a positive change of 1.13 percent. The count of people with this surname also increased by 8.12 percent from 899 to 972 within the same period. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals carrying the Giacobbe surname per 100k population remained constant at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,735	#25,445	1.13%
Count	899	972	8.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Giacobbe

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Giacobbe surname identify as White, making up 96.55 percent in 2000 and 95.68 percent in 2010, marking a slight decrease of 0.90 percent. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 1.56 percent in 2000 to 3.19 percent in 2010, constituting a 104.49 percent change. The percentage of Giacobbes identifying with two or more races decreased slightly from 0.89 percent in 2000 to 0.82 percent in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Giacobbe surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from 0.56 in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.55%	95.68%	-0.9%
Hispanic	1.56%	3.19%	104.49%
Two or More Races	0.89%	0.82%	-7.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%