Explore the Family Name Girone

The meaning of Girone

Italian: from an ancient Germanic personal name Gero, Geronis (see Geron), also occurring in the form Gerone. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmela, Emilio, Gennaro, Marta, Rodolfo, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Girone has experienced a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 62,396th in popularity and had around 300 bearers in the United States. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 72,771, with the count of individuals with the last name Girone also dropping to 267. This represents a decline in popularity and count of around 16.63% and 11.0%, respectively. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of about 18.18% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,396	#72,771	-16.63%
Count	300	267	-11%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Girone

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Girone, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, has shown some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of the bearers of this surname identified as White in both years, albeit with a negligible decrease of 0.12%. There was also a small percentage that identified as Hispanic which saw a drop of approximately 13.10%. Notably, in 2010, a new group emerged with 2.62% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, a category not represented in 2000. Those who identified with two or more races were present in 2000 but absent in 2010. No bearers of the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90%	89.89%	-0.12%
Hispanic	7.33%	6.37%	-13.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.33%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%