Explore the Family Name Muzzillo

The meaning of Muzzillo

Italian: 1. from a pet form of Muzzo, a short form of Giacomuzzo, a derivative of Giacomo. 2. from a pet form of the personal name Muzzio, a variant of Muzio. 3. from a derivative of dialect muzzo ‘bittersweet’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Muzzillo has seen a slight drop between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname held the rank of 69,636, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 72,568th position, representing a decrease in popularity of 4.21 percent. Despite this slip in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Muzzillo surname increased slightly from 263 in 2000 to 268 in 2010, an increase of 1.9 percent. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the representation of the Muzzillo surname decreased by 10 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,636	#72,568	-4.21%
Count	263	268	1.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muzzillo

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Muzzillo surname identify as White, with this group growing slightly from 95.44 percent in 2000 to 96.64 percent in 2010. The census data for 2010 also shows a small percentage, 2.24 percent, identifying as Hispanic, which was not present in the 2000 data. The category of two or more races, which made up 1.90 percent of Muzzillos in 2000, was no longer represented in 2010. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either absent or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.44%	96.64%	1.26%
Hispanic	0%	2.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.9%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%