Explore the Family Name Musante

The meaning of Musante

Italian (Genoa): nickname for an idle person derived from the verb musare and meaning literally ‘(one) who lazes about’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Attilio, Aldo, Carlo, Guido, Renzo, Tiziana, Vito.

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

The Musante surname had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, based on data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Musante ranked as the 27,128th most common name in the United States, but dropped to 28,525th place by 2010, representing a decrease of around 5.15%. The actual count of people with this surname also fell slightly during this period, from 839 in 2000 to 836 in 2010, indicating a marginal drop of 0.36%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Musante per 100,000 residents also declined by about 9.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,128	#28,525	-5.15%
Count	839	836	-0.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Musante

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Musante surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, it's predominantly seen within the White population. In 2000, 97.14% of those carrying the Musante surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 96.17% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase, rising from 1.67% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010 - an approximate growth of 35.93%. Interestingly, by 2010, some Musantes began identifying themselves with two or more races, constituting about 0.72% of the total. However, no Musantes identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	96.17%	-1%
Hispanic	1.67%	2.27%	35.93%
Two or More Races	0%	0.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%