Explore the Family Name Paonessa

The meaning of Paonessa

Italian: from a variant of pavonessa, a feminine diminutive of Pavone. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Angelo, Antonio, Cosimo, Fausto, Franco, Guido, Maurizio, Rafael, Rosario, Salvatore, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Paonessa experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 27,496th most popular surname with 825 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 29,064th and the number of people with the surname had marginally decreased to 816. This represents a rate of change of -5.7 in rank and -1.09 in count over the decade. The proportion per 100k people also reduced by -9.68 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,496	#29,064	-5.7%
Count	825	816	-1.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paonessa

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Paonessa, there's a notable diversity revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority (92.36%) of those carrying the surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 91.54% by 2010. Hispanic representation within the Paonessa surname holders increased from 4.61% to 6.74% over the decade, indicating a significant change of 46.20%. There was a small portion identifying with two or more races in 2000 (2.06%), but this declined by almost 58.25% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.36%	91.54%	-0.89%
Hispanic	4.61%	6.74%	46.2%
Two or More Races	2.06%	0.86%	-58.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%