Explore the Family Name Nardini

The meaning of Nardini

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Nardino, a pet form of the personal name Nardo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Dino, Domenic, Gino, Lilio, Alfio, Alfredo, Alida, Alvaro, Amadio, Angelo, Carlo, Dante, Enrico, Levia, Lino, Matteo, Piero, Reno, Silvio.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nardini has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 27,562 which slightly increased to 28,333 by 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by -2.8%. The count, or the number of occurrences of the surname, however, showed a small increase from 823 in 2000 to 843 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 2.43%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people decreased slightly by -6.45% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,562	#28,333	-2.8%
Count	823	843	2.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nardini

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nardini, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority identifying as White saw a small decline from 94.53% to 94.07%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 3.4% to 3.91%, representing a change of 15%. People identifying with two or more races reduced their representation from 1.34% to 0.83%, marking a decrease of -38.06%. Finally, the census started recording individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity from 2010, accounting for 0.83%. No data was recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.53%	94.07%	-0.49%
Hispanic	3.4%	3.91%	15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.83%	0%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0.83%	-38.06%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%