Explore the Family Name Giannetti

The meaning of Giannetti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Giannetto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gino, Silvio, Enrico, Rocco, Antonio, Bartolomeo, Carmino, Cosimo, Dante, Dario, Domenica, Donato.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Giannetti had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped by 1.17% from 22,591 to 22,856 over these years. However, the total count of individuals with the Giannetti surname actually increased by 5.46%, growing from 1,062 in 2000 to 1,120 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of individuals with the Giannetti surname per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 2.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,591	#22,856	-1.17%
Count	1,062	1,120	5.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.38	-2.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Giannetti

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Giannetti surname. In 2000, an overwhelming majority of individuals identifying as Giannetti were white, accounting for 97.55% of the total. By 2010, this figure had decreased slightly to 95.89%. Over the same period, the percentage of individuals with the Giannetti surname identifying as Hispanic rose by 44.44%, from 1.98% to 2.86%. There was no change documented for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, there was a newly reported category in 2010, "Two or more races," comprising 0.89% of individuals with the Giannetti surname. It's worth noting that some data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.55%	95.89%	-1.7%
Hispanic	1.98%	2.86%	44.44%
Two or More Races	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%