Explore the Family Name Pagliarulo

The meaning of Pagliarulo

Italian (southern): occupational name for a seller of straw, from dialect pagliarulo (medieval Latin paliarolus); compare Pagliaro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Enrico, Giuseppe, Angelo, Luciano, Marco, Nunzio, Pasquale, Rocco, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pagliarulo has shown a moderate increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pagliarulo was ranked as the 45,078th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 44,034th position, demonstrating a growth of 2.32%. The overall count of people with this surname also increased from 448 in 2000 to 489 in 2010, marking a rise of 9.15%. However, despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,078	#44,034	2.32%
Count	448	489	9.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pagliarulo

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname Pagliarulo, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority are identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 with a slight increase of 0.42% over the decade. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities also saw a significant rise of 46.43%, going from 1.12% in 2000 to 1.64% in 2010. Despite this, there was a noticeable decrease in those identifying as Hispanic, dropping from 3.13% to 1.84%, a reduction of 41.21%. There were no reported Pagliarulos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.31%	95.71%	0.42%
Hispanic	3.13%	1.84%	-41.21%
Two or More Races	1.12%	1.64%	46.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%