Explore the Family Name Nigrelli

The meaning of Nigrelli

Italian (Sicily): patronymic or plural form of the personal name or nickname Nigrello, a diminutive of Nigro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonino, Santo, Aldo, Cosimo, Cosmo, Domenic, Domenico, Francesco, Lucio, Sal, Sebastiano, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nigrelli has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Nigrelli was ranked as the 49,965th most popular surname in the United States, while by 2010, it had slipped to 52,970th place, marking a 6.01% drop in rank. The actual count of individuals with this surname also saw a marginal decline of 0.76%, falling from 394 in 2000 to 391 in 2010. The proportion of people named Nigrelli per 100,000 US residents decreased by 13.33% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,965	#52,970	-6.01%
Count	394	391	-0.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nigrelli

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Nigrelli identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small rise from 96.7% to 97.44%. The representation of those identifying as having two or more races dropped from 2.79% in 2000 to zero in 2010. During the same decade, there was a new representation of Nigrellis identifying as Hispanic, accounting for 1.28% in 2010. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	97.44%	0.77%
Hispanic	0%	1.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.79%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%