Explore the Family Name Marando

The meaning of Marando

Italian (southern): from a shortened form of the Greek personal name Amarantos ‘unfading’ (see Amarante). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Salvatore, Giuseppe, Amerigo, Angelo, Carlo, Domenico.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Marando has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Marando was ranked as the 38,320th most popular surname in the United States, with 543 individuals carrying this name. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 54,178, a decline of 41.38%. The census also showed that the number of people bearing the Marando surname in 2010 had fallen by almost 30% to 381, and its proportion per 100,000 people had decreased by 35%, from 0.2 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#54,178	-41.38%
Count	543	381	-29.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.13	-35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marando

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the vast majority of people with the surname Marando identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 94% of Marandos identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.41% between these years. While less than 3% identified as Hispanic in both years, there was a small drop of 5.07% in this group from 2000 to 2010. Interestingly, no individuals with the surname Marando identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or of two or more races in 2000. However, by 2010, some 2.10% identified as Black, marking a first for this ethnic group among Marandos.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	94.23%	-1.41%
Hispanic	2.76%	2.62%	-5.07%
Black	0%	2.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%