Explore the Family Name Merendino

The meaning of Merendino

Italian: from a diminutive of Merenda. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rosario, Salvatore, Aldo, Gaetano, Gaspare, Giovanni, Giusto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Merendino showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Merendino was the 35,721st most popular surname in the U.S., with around 595 individuals bearing this name. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 37,792, with a corresponding decrease in count to 588 individuals. This was a change of -5.8 in rank and -1.18 in count, making the proportion per 100,000 people drop from 0.22 to 0.2, a decrease of approximately 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,721	#37,792	-5.8%
Count	595	588	-1.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Merendino

The ethnicity associated with the Merendino surname shows an interesting shift over the same decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the overwhelming majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (97.14%). By 2010, this figure had slightly decreased to 95.75%, representing a change of -1.43%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more ethnic identities increased from 1.34% to 2.21%, a significant rise of 64.93%. A new development in 2010 was the appearance of Hispanic identity at 1.87%, whereas previously it was not recorded in 2000. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	95.75%	-1.43%
Two or More Races	1.34%	2.21%	64.93%
Hispanic	0%	1.87%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%