Explore the Family Name Marrazzo

The meaning of Marrazzo

Italian: 1. probably from a pejorative form of Marra. 2. from the Calabrian dialect word marrazzu ‘butcher’s knife’, presumably a metonymic occupational name for a butcher. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Tobia, Carmine, Caterina, Cesare, Ciro, Dante, Domenic, Natale, Salvator, Saverio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marrazzo has seen a slight decline in popularity. In 2000, it was ranked as the 34,038th most popular surname and by 2010 it had fallen to the 35,016th position, marking a 2.87% decrease. The total count of people with this surname also increased slightly from 631 in 2000 to 644 in 2010, a growth rate of 2.06%. However, the proportion of people with the surname Marrazzo per 100k decreased by 4.35% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,038	#35,016	-2.87%
Count	631	644	2.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marrazzo

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Marrazzo identified as White, with a minor decrease from 97.15% in 2000 to 95.81% in 2010. During the same period, there was a noteworthy increase within the Hispanic community who bear the surname, rising from 1.43% in 2000 to 3.11% in 2010, a change of 117.48%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero from 0.79% in 2000. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.15%	95.81%	-1.38%
Hispanic	1.43%	3.11%	117.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%