Explore the Family Name Magro

The meaning of Magro

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Maltese: nickname from Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian magro ‘thin, lean, slender’ (from Latin macer). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Alfonso, Dante, Eduardo, Valentino, Agostino, Alberto, Alfredo, Angelo, Carmela, Carmelo, Ignazio, Mario, Orlando, Paolo, Vito. Spanish Jose, Pablo, Valente.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Magro has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname Magro was ranked 21,892nd in terms of popularity in the United States with a count of 1,106 occurrences. By 2010, the surname had dropped to rank 23,153 with a slight decrease in count to 1,102. The proportion per 100k people also decreased from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010, marking a change of -9.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,892	#23,153	-5.76%
Count	1,106	1,102	-0.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magro

In regards to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Magro identified as White, with percentages decreasing from 93.13% in 2000 to 88.84% in 2010. However, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 5.06% in 2000 to 8.44% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and as two or more races also saw increases, with changes of 28.28% and 23.46% respectively. There were no recorded instances of this surname amongst American Indian and Alaskan Natives. A small percentage (0.45%) identified as Black in 2010, where there had been no recorded instances in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.13%	88.84%	-4.61%
Hispanic	5.06%	8.44%	66.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.99%	1.27%	28.28%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1%	23.46%
Black	0%	0.45%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%