Explore the Family Name Passanisi

The meaning of Passanisi

Italian (Sicily): possibly a habitational name for someone from a place called Pasano or Passano (from an adjectival form of the placename). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Domenic, Sal, Vincenzo, Carmel, Emanuele, Luigi, Mauro, Nunzio, Rosaria, Santo, Umberto.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Passanisi has seen a decline in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 39,678, but by 2010, it had fallen to 41,657, indicating a change of -4.99%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Passanisi surname slightly increased from 521 in 2000 to 522 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also dipped by -5.26%, moving from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,678	#41,657	-4.99%
Count	521	522	0.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Passanisi

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Passanisi surname. The majority of those bearing this surname identify as White, accounting for 97.31% in 2000 and 95.21% in 2010. There was also an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity between the two censuses, going from 0% to 1.15%. Similarly, Hispanic representation appeared in the 2010 census at 2.3% after no representation in 2000. However, those identifying with two or more races disappeared completely in 2010 after making up 1.73% in 2000. There was no recorded Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native representation for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.31%	95.21%	-2.16%
Hispanic	0%	2.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.15%	0%
Two or More Races	1.73%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%