Explore the Family Name Paternostro

The meaning of Paternostro

Italian (Sicily and Calabria): variant, with Italianized ending, of Paternoster. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Dino, Donato, Enzo, Nicola, Nino, Orazio, Rocco, Sal, Salvatore, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Paternostro saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,026th most common, but by 2010 it fell to 32,710th place, marking a -2.14% change. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Paternostro surname increased from 680 in 2000 to 702 in 2010, indicating an increase of 3.24%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 individuals, there was a decrease of -4.0%, moving from 0.25 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,026	#32,710	-2.14%
Count	680	702	3.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paternostro

Regarding ethnicity of those carrying the Paternostro surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as White, making up 95.88% in 2000 and 92.88% in 2010, although this showed a -3.13% change over the decade. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnic identities dropped slightly from 1.03% to 0.85%, a -17.48% change. Interestingly, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase over the decade, rising from 2.5% to 5.7%, a substantial 128% change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.88%	92.88%	-3.13%
Hispanic	2.5%	5.7%	128%
Two or More Races	1.03%	0.85%	-17.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%