Explore the Family Name Giovanniello

The meaning of Giovanniello

Italian: from the personal name Giovanniello, a pet form Giovanni (equivalent of John) formed with the Neapolitan and southern suffix -iello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Angelo, Antonio, Giuseppe, Vito, Carmine, Corrado, Ermanno, Filomena, Leonardo, Nicolo, Nunzio.

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

According to data based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Giovanniello increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Giovanniello was ranked 40,397 in popularity with a count of 510 individuals bearing that name. This corresponds to approximately 0.19 per 100,000 people in the United States. By 2010, the surname's rank rose to 37,341 and the count of individuals sharing this surname increased to 597, or roughly 0.2 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of 7.56 in rank and a 17.06 percent increase in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,397	#37,341	7.56%
Count	510	597	17.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Giovanniello

Regarding ethnicity, Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the surname Giovanniello identify as White, though there has been a slight decrease from 97.65 percent in 2000 to 96.48 percent in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, belonging to two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic, however, did show an increase from 1.96 percent in 2000 to 2.51 percent in 2010, marking a proportional growth of 28.06 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	96.48%	-1.2%
Hispanic	1.96%	2.51%	28.06%
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%