Explore the Family Name Minervino

The meaning of Minervino

Italian: probably a habitational name from either of two places, Minervino di Lecce and Minervino Murge, in the provinces of Lecce and Barletta-Andria-Trani, which take their names from ancient temples dedicated to the Roman goddess Minerva. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Enrico, Salvatore, Tommaso.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Minervino saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 78,035 and fell slightly to 79,338 in 2010, representing a -1.67% change. The count, however, increased from 228 in 2000 to 240 in 2010, a growth of 5.26%. This indicates that while the proportion of individuals with the surname Minervino remained constant at 0.08 per 100,000 people, the actual number of individuals with this surname grew modestly.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,035	#79,338	-1.67%
Count	228	240	5.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Minervino

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Minervino also experienced some shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. People identifying as White represent the majority with this surname, but their proportion decreased slightly from 91.67% in 2000 to 90.00% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population saw a small increase, going from 6.14% in 2000 to 6.67% in 2010. There were no changes recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, no individuals identified as being of two or more races during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.67%	90%	-1.82%
Hispanic	6.14%	6.67%	8.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%