Explore the Family Name Iovine

The meaning of Iovine

Italian (southern): variant of Giovene, a nickname meaning ‘young’, from Latin juvenis. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Ciro, Gennaro, Carmine, Cosmo, Donato, Gino, Igino, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Iovine has seen a significant shift over a period of 10 years from 2000 to 2010. In terms of ranking, the surname moved up from being the 48,567th most common name in 2000 to the 46,404th in 2010, marking an improvement of 4.45%. The total number of individuals with the Iovine surname also increased, from 408 in 2000 to 459 in 2010, representing a 12.5% growth. Furthermore, the proportion of the Iovine surname per 100,000 people showed an uptick of 6.67%, moving from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#46,404	4.45%
Count	408	459	12.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.16	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Iovine

When it comes to the ethnic identity of those carrying the Iovine surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census paints a clear picture. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those of two or more races. However, there was a noticeable shift within the White and Hispanic communities. In 2000, 97.30% of Iovines identified as White, a figure that fell to 93.68% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Iovines who identified as Hispanic jumped dramatically from 1.96% in 2000 to 4.58% in 2010, marking a 133.67% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	93.68%	-3.72%
Hispanic	1.96%	4.58%	133.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%