Explore the Family Name Pensabene

The meaning of Pensabene

Italian: from a personal name, an omen or well-wishing name bestowed on child in the hope that he will be a deep and clear thinker, formed from pensare ‘to think’ + bene ‘well’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pietro, Antonio, Giuseppe, Mario, Natale, Pietrina, Santo. Spanish Jaime, Miguel Angel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pensabene has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 49,869 in popularity with 395 individuals carrying this name, representing 0.15 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, it had slipped to rank 54,637 with only 377 individuals bearing this surname, thus accounting for 0.13 per 100,000 people. The overall change in popularity witnessed a decline of approximately 9.56%, while the count dropped by about 4.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,869	#54,637	-9.56%
Count	395	377	-4.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pensabene

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Pensabene surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 97.72% in 2000 to 96.55% in 2010. During the same period, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 2.03% to 3.45%, marking an increase of nearly 70%. No changes were recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native or those reporting two or more races, with these categories remaining at 0.00% in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.72%	96.55%	-1.2%
Hispanic	2.03%	3.45%	69.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%