Explore the Family Name Iannone

The meaning of Iannone

Italian: from an augmentative form (‘big John’) of the personal name Ianni. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Carmine, Luigi, Pasquale, Antonio, Carmel, Carmelo, Ciro, Corrado, Domenic, Franco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Iannone was ranked as the 17,377th most popular in 2000 and went slightly down to the 18,440th spot by 2010 indicating a popularity decline of approximately 6.12%. However, the count of people with this surname marginally increased from 1498 in 2000 to 1501 in 2010, marking a rise of 0.2%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 decreased by about 8.93% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,377	#18,440	-6.12%
Count	1,498	1,501	0.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.51	-8.93%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Iannone

In terms of ethnicity, again based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Iannone surname identified as White, accounting for 95.73% in 2000 and 94.27% in 2010. This indicates a minor decrease of about 1.53% over the decade. Meanwhile, the representation within the Hispanic community experienced a significant increase of 43.32%, rising from 3.07% in 2000 to 4.40% in 2010. A small percentage identified as belonging to two or more races, decreasing slightly from 0.67% in 2000 to 0.60% in 2010. No individuals with the Iannone surname identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.73%	94.27%	-1.53%
Hispanic	3.07%	4.4%	43.32%
Two or More Races	0.67%	0.6%	-10.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%