Explore the Family Name Migliore

The meaning of Migliore

Italian (southern; Miglióre): from the personal (omen) name Migliore, from Latin melior ‘better’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Angelo, Salvatore, Carmelo, Carmine, Ciro, Gasper, Nunzio, Rocco, Santo, Amelio, Calogero.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Migliore surname's popularity experienced slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 12,783 in popularity and had a count of 2,213. However, a decade later, it dropped slightly to rank 13,338 with an increased count of 2,286. Despite the decrease in rank by 4.34 percent, the actual number of individuals with the Migliore surname rose by 3.3 percent. The proportion of people with the Migliore surname per 100,000 also decreased by 6.1 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,783	#13,338	-4.34%
Count	2,213	2,286	3.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.77	-6.1%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Migliore

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Migliore surname from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of those bearing this surname identified as White (94.31 percent in 2000 and 92.87 percent in 2010), the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 77.56 percent. However, there was a noticeable decrease in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and individuals claiming two or more races. Both Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained at zero for both years, indicating no individuals with the Migliore surname identified within these categories during the specified period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.31%	92.87%	-1.53%
Hispanic	3.03%	5.38%	77.56%
Two or More Races	1.49%	0.66%	-55.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0.61%	-15.28%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%