Explore the Family Name Imbimbo

The meaning of Imbimbo

Italian (southern, originally from Naples): from bimbo, a nickname derived from bambino ‘baby’, with the addition of the typically southern (especially Sicilian) prefix in- ‘belonging to the family of’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Lucio, Modestino, Remo, Salvatore.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Imbimbo has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 59,769 in 2000 to 64,054 in 2010, marking a reduction of 7.17%. Similarly, the count of people carrying this surname also slightly decreased from 316 to 311 within the same period. This indicates that for every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the Imbimbo surname dropped by 8.33%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#64,054	-7.17%
Count	316	311	-1.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Imbimbo

The ethnicity associated with the surname Imbimbo experienced some shifts as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was an increase in those identifying as belonging to two or more races, rising from 1.58% to 1.61%. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 93.04% in 2000 to 91.32% in 2010. Most notably, the proportion of individuals with the Imbimbo surname identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial surge of 84.77%, climbing from 3.48% in 2000 to 6.43% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.04%	91.32%	-1.85%
Hispanic	3.48%	6.43%	84.77%
Two or More Races	1.58%	1.61%	1.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%