Explore the Family Name Parrinello

The meaning of Parrinello

Italian: from a diminutive of Parrino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giovanni, Salvatore, Sal, Santi, Antonio, Carmella, Carolina, Domenico, Franco, Gaspare, Gasper, Ignazio, Matteo, Orazio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Parrinello has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Parrinello was ranked 30,292, but by 2010 it had moved up to a rank of 29,309. This represents a change of approximately 3.25 percent. Additionally, the count of people with the surname Parrinello grew by 10.7 percent during this period, increasing from 729 in 2000 to 807 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of Parrinello per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,292	#29,309	3.25%
Count	729	807	10.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.27	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Parrinello

Regarding ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the last name Parrinello identified as white in both census years, though there was a slight decrease of 2.51 percent from 96.98% in 2000 to 94.55% in 2010. The percentage identifying with two or more ethnicities also decreased slightly. However, the percentage of Parrinellos identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of approximately 130 percent, going from 1.51% in 2000 to 3.47% in 2010. There was also a new occurrence of Parrinellos identifying as Black in 2010, while there were no reported instances among Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	94.55%	-2.51%
Hispanic	1.51%	3.47%	129.8%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0.99%	-19.51%
Black	0%	0.87%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%