Explore the Family Name Pellerito

The meaning of Pellerito

Italian: habitational name for someone from Pèllaro, a district of Reggio Calabria, from an adjectival form of the placename. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Sal, Antonio, Pietro, Vita, Antonino, Benedetto, Concetta, Francesco, Gasper, Salvatore, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pellerito has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held rank 28,947, but fell slightly to rank 29,918 by 2010, marking a 3.35% decline. However, the number of people with this surname increased from 773 in 2000 to 785 in 2010, indicating a growth of 1.55%. The proportion of individuals with the Pellerito surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.9%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,947	#29,918	-3.35%
Count	773	785	1.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pellerito

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Pellerito surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations for both 2000 and 2010. However, the majority of individuals identifying with this surname are White, reaching 95.99% in 2000 and increasing to 96.56% by 2010. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic identification, moving from 1.81% in 2000 to 2.68% in 2010, marking a 48.07% change. Those identifying as two or more races made up 1.94% of those with the Pellerito surname in 2000, but no such data was recorded in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	96.56%	0.59%
Hispanic	1.81%	2.68%	48.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.94%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%