Explore the Family Name Granito

The meaning of Granito

Italian: 1. topographic name from Sicilian granitu ‘area of grain cultivation’ (from Latin granetum). 2. otherwise a nickname from Italian granito ‘granite’, denoting a particularly strong or rugged individual. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Gennaro.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Granito has seen a slight increase in its ranking and count. In 2000, it was ranked 46,839 with a count of 427 people bearing the surname. By 2010, it had climbed to rank 45,253 with an increased count of 473 individuals, indicating a growth rate of 10.77%. Despite this increase, the proportion of U.S. citizens with the surname Granito per 100k population remained steady at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,839	#45,253	3.39%
Count	427	473	10.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Granito

The Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Granito between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, maintaining a stable figure around 92%. Meanwhile, there's been a rise in the percentage identifying as two or more races, from 1.87% in 2000 to 2.33% in 2010. There has also been a small increase in those claiming Hispanic ethnicity, rising from 3.51% to 3.59%. Notably, the 2010 census recorded individuals with the surname Granito identifying as Black for the first time, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.27%	92.18%	-0.1%
Hispanic	3.51%	3.59%	2.28%
Two or More Races	1.87%	2.33%	24.6%
Black	0%	1.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.17%	0%	0%