Explore the Family Name Glorioso
The meaning of Glorioso
Italian: nickname from glorioso ‘glorious, arrogant’, ‘vainglorious’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Mauro, Sal, Santo, Giuseppe, Ireneo, Vincenza.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Glorioso in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Glorioso has seen slight changes in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Glorioso ranked 17,363 in popularity but dropped by 3.55% to rank 17,980 in 2010. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Glorioso surname increased by 3.53% from 1,500 in 2000 to 1,553 in 2010. The proportion of the Glorioso surname per 100k people decreased by 5.36% during the same period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #17,363 | #17,980 | -3.55% |
| Count | 1,500 | 1,553 | 3.53% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.56 | 0.53 | -5.36% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glorioso
The ethnicity associated with the Glorioso surname, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, also shifted between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 10.74%, while those identifying as Two or more races decreased by 25%. The largest ethnic group, White, saw a minor decrease of 1.61%. Those identifying as Hispanic increased by 18.88%, whereas those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were previously unrepresented in 2000 but appeared in the 2010 census, although their percentages remained quite low.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89.07% | 87.64% | -1.61% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6.8% | 7.53% | 10.74% |
| Hispanic | 2.33% | 2.77% | 18.88% |
| Two or More Races | 1.8% | 1.35% | -25% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.39% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0.32% | 0% |