Explore the Family Name Gulli

The meaning of Gulli

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of Gullo. 2. Italianized form of Slovenian and Croatian Gulič and Gulić (see Gulich). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Francesco, Aurelio, Carmelo, Franco, Giuseppe, Mario, Nicolo, Pietro, Rocco, Salvatore, Vincenzo, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gulli has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Gulli was ranked 43,798 and by 2010, it dropped to rank 50,362 marking a decline of approximately 15%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 464 in 2000 to 415 in 2010, indicating a drop of around 11%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Gulli per 100,000 also fell by about 18% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,798	#50,362	-14.99%
Count	464	415	-10.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gulli

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gulli has shown some changes between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying as White decreased slightly by about 1.7% from 94.61% in 2000 to 93.01% in 2010. There was a substantial increase of approximately 49% in the Hispanic category, rising from 2.59% in 2000 to 3.86% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also increased by about 24%, moving from 1.94% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010. However, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.61%	93.01%	-1.69%
Hispanic	2.59%	3.86%	49.03%
Two or More Races	1.94%	2.41%	24.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%