Explore the Family Name Melchiorre

The meaning of Melchiorre

Italian: from the personal name Melchiorre, an equivalent of Melchior. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenico, Angelo, Antonio, Camillo, Carlo, Carmine, Cosmo, Deno, Donato, Giovanna, Rocco.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Melchiorre has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname held the rank of 28,298 but slipped to the 30,630th most popular surname by 2010, marking an 8.24% drop. The count also reduced during this period, with 795 individuals carrying the surname in 2000, falling to 761 by 2010 which represents a 4.28% decline. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the surname fell from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010, corresponding to a 10.34% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,298	#30,630	-8.24%
Count	795	761	-4.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Melchiorre

When we turn our attention to the ethnic identity of those with the surname Melchiorre, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were no significant changes between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, those with the surname identified as White, making up 95.72% in 2000, and slightly decreasing to 94.88% by 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase from 2.64% in 2000 to 3.29% in 2010. There was also a new group that emerged in 2010, with 0.66% identifying as Black. However, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and the percentage of people identifying as Two or more races slightly decreased from 1.26% to 1.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.72%	94.88%	-0.88%
Hispanic	2.64%	3.29%	24.62%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.05%	-16.67%
Black	0%	0.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%