Explore the Family Name Pandolfi

The meaning of Pandolfi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Pandolfo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Aldo, Dante, Alfonso, Alfonzo, Antonio, Arsenio, Carmela, Domenic, Francesco, Livio, Luca, Orlando, Rafael, Renato, Rico, Rocco, Santi, Siro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pandolfi has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Pandolfi was ranked as the 27,924th most popular surname and by 2010 it had moved up slightly to the 27,783rd spot, showing a change of 0.5%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 809 in 2000 to 865 in 2010, marking a 6.92% rise. However, the proportion per 100k people saw a minor decrease of 3.33%, dropping from 0.3 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,924	#27,783	0.5%
Count	809	865	6.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pandolfi

When examining the ethnic identity of those who carry the Pandolfi surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority identify as White, although there was a slight decrease of 2.68% in this group from 2000 to 2010, going from 94.68% to 92.14%. The census also showed an increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 4.33% in 2000 to 6.24% in 2010, a 44.11% change. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races increased significantly by 87.10%, moving from 0.62% in 2000 to 1.16% in 2010. There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native within this surname group for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	92.14%	-2.68%
Hispanic	4.33%	6.24%	44.11%
Two or More Races	0.62%	1.16%	87.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%