Explore the Family Name Gigante

The meaning of Gigante

Italian: from gigante ‘large’, hence a nickname for a big person, in a physical or abstract sense, or possibly an ironical nickname applied to someone who was short in stature. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Cosmo, Sal, Antonio, Armando, Arturo, Corrado, Demetrio, Dino, Domenic, Domenico, Giovanni, Michelangelo, Mario, Nicola, Sergio, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gigante has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The name's rank went from 23,273 in 2000 to 22,924 in 2010, marking a 1.5% rise. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying the surname Gigante increased by 9.2%, from 1,022 individuals in 2000 to 1,116 in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion of people with the Gigante surname per 100,000 remained stable at 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,273	#22,924	1.5%
Count	1,022	1,116	9.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.38	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gigante

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gigante also saw changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. People of White ethnicity with this surname decreased by 6.43%, while those identifying as Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander witnessed an increase of 67.99% and 68.85% respectively. However, the Gigante surname saw a decrease of 38.64% among individuals identifying with two or more races. There were no individuals with the surnames Gigante who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.63%	83.87%	-6.43%
Hispanic	5.28%	8.87%	67.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.82%	6.45%	68.85%
Two or More Races	0.88%	0.54%	-38.64%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%