Explore the Family Name Graziani

The meaning of Graziani

Italian and Jewish (from Italy): patronymic or plural form of the personal name Graziano. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Dante, Amerigo, Antonio, Enrico, Francesco, Franco, Gino, Giovanni, Graziano, Luigi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Graziani has seen a slight drop in ranking from 19,976 in 2000 to 20,996 in 2010, indicating a decline of 5.11%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with the Graziani surname experienced a minimal increase of 0.8% during the same period, going from 1,243 to 1,253. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an 8.7% decrease, moving from 0.46 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,976	#20,996	-5.11%
Count	1,243	1,253	0.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.42	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Graziani

In terms of ethnic identity, the Graziani surname has shown interesting shifts as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of people bearing this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, there was a small decrease of 2.59%, from 93.97% to 91.54%. Over the decade, the Hispanic representation within the Graziani surname increased by 32.63%, from 4.75% to 6.30%. Additionally, there was a slight rise in those identifying with two or more races, up by 7.22%. In 2010, for the first time, a small percentage (0.56%) of Grazianis identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. No Grazianis identified as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.97%	91.54%	-2.59%
Hispanic	4.75%	6.3%	32.63%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.04%	7.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.56%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%