Explore the Family Name Perazzo

The meaning of Perazzo

Italian: from the personal name Pero, a north Italian form of Pietro (see Peter) + the pejorative suffix azzo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Albino, Carlo, Dante, Dino, Virgilio. Spanish Jorge, Jorge Alberto, Marta, Pascual, Santiago.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Perazzo has seen slight changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,546th and increased slightly to the rank of 43,969th in 2010, showing a decline of 0.97%. The count of individuals with this surname, however, increased by 4.93%, from 467 in 2000 to 490 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.17 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#43,969	-0.97%
Count	467	490	4.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perazzo

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the data shows that the majority of people with the surname Perazzo identify as White, although this percentage decreased from 87.15% in 2000 to 81.43% in 2010. The Hispanic representation increased from 10.28% to 13.88% during the same period. A small section identifies as Asian/Pacific Islander with an increase from 1.07% to 1.63%, and those who identify as belonging to two or more races also saw an increase from 1.07% to 2.04%. The Black population within the Perazzo surname group was not recorded in 2000, but made up 1.02% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.15%	81.43%	-6.56%
Hispanic	10.28%	13.88%	35.02%
Two or More Races	1.07%	2.04%	90.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.07%	1.63%	52.34%
Black	0%	1.02%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%