Explore the Family Name Maiorino

The meaning of Maiorino

Italian (southern): 1. from the personal name Maiorino, a pet form of Maiore, a variant of Maggiore. 2. possibly a habitational name for someone from Maiori in Salerno province, from an adjectival form of the placename. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Alfonse, Angelo, Giancarlo, Pasquale, Sal.

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

The surname Maiorino has seen a slight increase in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The rank of the surname improved slightly from 45,149 in the year 2000 to 44,730 in 2010, indicating an upward shift of 0.93%. In addition, the count of individuals with the surname rose by 7.38%, from 447 in 2000 to 480 in 2010. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k, there was a small decrease of -5.88% over the same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,149	#44,730	0.93%
Count	447	480	7.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maiorino

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows few changes between 2000 and 2010 for the surname Maiorino. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with a slight increase from 90.60% in 2000 to 90.83% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic declined somewhat, from 6.71% to 6.04%. Interestingly, the data showed growth in the Asian/Pacific Islander category from no previous record to 1.88% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero, while categories for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained consistently low or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.6%	90.83%	0.25%
Hispanic	6.71%	6.04%	-9.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.88%	0%
Two or More Races	1.79%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%