Explore the Family Name Minelli

The meaning of Minelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Minello, a pet form of the personal name Mino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Biagio, Lorenzo, Angelo, Livio, Matteo, Tiziano.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Minelli saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Minelli was ranked 42,289th most popular surname, but in 2010, it fell to 44,193rd. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Minelli surname actually increased slightly, going from 483 in 2000 to 487 in 2010. This minor increase represents a change of 0.83%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease of 5.56%, moving from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,289	#44,193	-4.5%
Count	483	487	0.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Minelli

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Minelli, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small increase from 93.58% to 94.87%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 37.95%, falling from 1.66% to 1.03%. The data also shows an increase in Hispanic identity, with a 6.21% change from 2.90% to 3.08%. The ethnicity categories "Two or more races", "Black", and "American Indian and Alaskan Native" either experienced no change or were suppressed for privacy (notated by "(S)").

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.58%	94.87%	1.38%
Hispanic	2.9%	3.08%	6.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.66%	1.03%	-37.95%
Two or More Races	1.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%