Explore the Family Name Marcellino

The meaning of Marcellino

Italian: from a pet form of the personal name Marcello or from Latin Marcellinus, a double diminutive of Marcus (see Mark). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Salvatore, Carmelina, Carmine, Enrico, Gennaro, Giuseppe, Luigi, Petrina, Rocco, Santina, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Marcellino has seen a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,313th in terms of commonality, with 832 individuals carrying this last name. By 2010, the rank slightly dropped to 28,049th, with an increase in the number of people named Marcellino to 854, a growth of 2.64%. However, despite this growth in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 6.45%, making the name less common overall.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,313	#28,049	-2.69%
Count	832	854	2.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marcellino

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those with the surname Marcellino identified as White, making up 91.71% in 2000 and 91.33% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity was Hispanic, which saw a significant increase from 2.76% in 2000 to 3.75% in 2010. Interestingly, there seems to be a growing diversity among those with the Marcellino surname, with an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 2.16% to 2.81%), and the addition of individuals identifying as Black in 2010. It should be noted that data for those identifying as two or more races in 2010 was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.71%	91.33%	-0.41%
Hispanic	2.76%	3.75%	35.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.16%	2.81%	30.09%
Black	0%	0.94%	0%
Two or More Races	2.64%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%