Explore the Family Name Pedroni

The meaning of Pedroni

Italian and Swiss Italian: patronymic or plural form of an augmentative of the personal name Pietro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Emilio, Flavio, Gabriella, Guillermo.

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

The popularity of the surname Pedroni, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 79,958 in 2000, it fell to 81,181 in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.53%. However, despite the drop in rank, the count of individuals bearing the surname increased by 5.43%, with a total of 221 in 2000 and 233 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.08.

20002010Change
Rank#79,958#81,181-1.53%
Count2212335.43%
Proportion per 100k0.080.080%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pedroni

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those with the surname Pedroni between 2000 and 2010. While a majority identified as White (90.05% in 2000 and 85.41% in 2010), there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic — from 6.33% in 2000 to 10.3% in 2010, a change of 62.72%. At the same time, the percentage of those claiming two or more races decreased slightly from 2.26% to 2.15%, a drop of 4.87%. Interestingly, there appeared to be a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identification within this surname grouping, moving from 0% in 2000 to 2.15% in 2010. Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained unchanged at 0.00%.

20002010Change
White90.05%85.41%-5.15%
Hispanic6.33%10.3%62.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%2.15%0%
Two or More Races2.26%2.15%-4.87%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%