Explore the Family Name Lorenzini

The meaning of Lorenzini

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Lorenzo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dino, Agostino, Aldo, Corrado, Domenico, Ettore, Gino, Guido, Marino, Massimiliano, Piero.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lorenzini saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lorenzini was the 36,276th most common surname in the U.S., but it dropped to the 36,900th place by 2010, marking a change of -1.72%. Nonetheless, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 583 to 605, registering a growth rate of 3.77%. However, when analyzed as a proportion per 100k people, the prevalence of the surname dipped by about -4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,276	#36,900	-1.72%
Count	583	605	3.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lorenzini

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Lorenzini surname identify as White, though there was a slight decrease from 92.62% in 2000 to 90.25% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of Lorenzinis identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 43.06%, rising from 4.97% in 2000 to 7.11% in 2010. The percentage of Lorenzinis who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native also rose, albeit at a smaller rate, from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.49% in 2010. Meanwhile, the figures for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Black were either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.62%	90.25%	-2.56%
Hispanic	4.97%	7.11%	43.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.86%	1.49%	73.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.86%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%