Explore the Family Name Pascuzzi

The meaning of Pascuzzi

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of Pascuzzo, a pet form of Pasca (see Pasqua). 2. in some instances possibly from a diminituve form of pasco ‘pasture’, used perhaps as a topographic name, or for a herdsman or someone connected with pasturage in some other way. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Santo, Salvatore, Gabriele, Marco, Natale.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pascuzzi saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname dropped from 36,531 to 37,591, a decrease by 2.9%. However, the count, or number of individuals with this surname, increased slightly during the same period from 578 to 592, a change of 2.42%. The proportion per 100,000 people also noted a decrease from 0.21 to 0.2, marking a decline of 4.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,531	#37,591	-2.9%
Count	578	592	2.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pascuzzi

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Pascuzzi identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 97.4% to 94.59%. There was no change in the percentage of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with both remaining at zero. Individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.04% to 0.84%, a drop of 19.23%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with an impressive rise from 1.21% to 4.05%, which is a 234.71% change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.4%	94.59%	-2.89%
Hispanic	1.21%	4.05%	234.71%
Two or More Races	1.04%	0.84%	-19.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%