Explore the Family Name Pennino

The meaning of Pennino

Italian: from a diminutive of Penna or, in southern Italy, a topographic name from Sicilian pinninu ‘steeply sloping terrain or street’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Agostino, Antonio, Carmela, Mario, Orlando, Salvatore, Santino, Valentino.

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

The surname Pennino showed a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 44,103rd in popularity, but by 2010, it had moved up slightly to the 43,651st position. This represents an overall popularity increase of 1.02%. Simultaneously, the number of people bearing the surname increased from 460 in 2000 to 494 in 2010, representing a growth of 7.39%. Despite this growth, the proportion of individuals with the Pennino surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,103	#43,651	1.02%
Count	460	494	7.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pennino

Turning to ethnic identity, the Pennino surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic group, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.65% of Penninos identified as White, and this figure decreased slightly to 94.74% in 2010. The Hispanic population within the Pennino surname group also saw significant growth during this period, increasing from 2.61% in 2000 to 4.25% in 2010, which represents a change of 62.84%. The percentage of Penninos identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.52% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no Penninos who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	94.74%	-0.95%
Hispanic	2.61%	4.25%	62.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.52%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%