Explore the Family Name Pantalone

The meaning of Pantalone

Italian: variant of Pantaleone; see Pantaleo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Alfonse, Angelo, Carmine, Domenico, Fiore, Marco, Pasquale, Rocco, Sal, Vito.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pantalone has seen a slight fluctuation in its popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 34,342nd most common surname but slipped slightly in 2010 to the 35,096th position, reflecting a 2.2% drop in rank. Despite this change in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Pantalone surname increased from 624 in 2000 to 642 in 2010, marking a growth of 2.88%. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decline from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010, indicating a -4.35% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,342	#35,096	-2.2%
Count	624	642	2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pantalone

The Decennial U.S. Census also sheds light on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Pantalone across two decades. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (97.28%) and 2010 (96.42%), although there was a minimal decrease of -0.88% over this period. Notably, there was a substantial increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.12% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010, marking a 52.68% rise. Interestingly, in 2010, almost 1% of the Pantalones reported having two or more racial identities. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.28%	96.42%	-0.88%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.71%	52.68%
Two or More Races	0%	0.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%