Explore the Family Name Gironda

The meaning of Gironda

1. Italian: nickname from a variant of ghironda ‘hurdy-gurdy’ (a stringed instrument). 2. Galician: habitational name from Gironda in Galicia (Ourense). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Antonio, Onofrio, Pasquale, Raffaele.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gironda changed slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 44,738 in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had slipped to 47,429, a decrease of 6.02%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased marginally from 452 to 447, representing a decline of 1.11%. When looked at proportionally per 100,000 people, it went from 0.17 to 0.15, a decrease of 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,738	#47,429	-6.02%
Count	452	447	-1.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gironda

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gironda also saw shifts between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The overwhelming majority of bearers of this surname identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 93.14% in 2000 to 90.83% in 2010. Hispanic identification saw a significant increase of 66.97%, growing from 4.42% in 2000 to 7.38% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races remained relatively stable, increasing slightly from 1.11% to 1.12%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these two census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.14%	90.83%	-2.48%
Hispanic	4.42%	7.38%	66.97%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.12%	0.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%