Explore the Family Name Mastrogiovanni

The meaning of Mastrogiovanni

Italian (southern): from a title of respect composed of mastro ‘master craftsman’ + the personal name Giovanni, an equivalent of John. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Marco, Carmine, Luciano, Pasquale, Sal, Salvatore, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mastrogiovanni has seen a decrease in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 41,203 in 2000, it fell to 46,568 in 2010, marking a decline of 13.02%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also decreased by 8.42%, from 499 people in 2000 to 457 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Mastrogiovanni surname per 100,000 also saw a reduction of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,203	#46,568	-13.02%
Count	499	457	-8.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.15	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mastrogiovanni

Turning to ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we can observe some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no identified Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native persons with the Mastrogiovanni surname. However, there was an increase in the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races from 0% in 2000 to 1.53% in 2010. The majority of people with this surname identified as White, though this percentage declined from 97.39% in 2000 to 93.44% in 2010. Lastly, the proportion of individuals with the Mastrogiovanni surname who identified as Hispanic saw a significant rise of 155%, moving from 1.20% in 2000 to 3.06% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.39%	93.44%	-4.06%
Hispanic	1.2%	3.06%	155%
Two or More Races	0%	1.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%