Explore the Family Name Perno

The meaning of Perno

Italian: from the personal name Perno, either a masculine form of Perna or from the ancient Germanic personal name Berno. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Angelo, Guerino, Matteo.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Perno experienced a drop between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Perno ranked 39,176th in popularity and this rank fell to 45,886th by 2010, marking a 17.13% decrease. Concurrently, the count of individuals with the Perno surname also declined from 529 in 2000 to 465 in 2010, a fall of 12.1%. This reduction is further reflected in the proportion per 100k people which went down from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010, a drop of 20%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,176	#45,886	-17.13%
Count	529	465	-12.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.16	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perno

The ethnicity breakdown of those with the Perno surname, as illustrated by the Decennial U.S. Census data, indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority have identified as White, making up 96.03% in 2000, though this slightly decreased to 94.41% by 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Perno surname holders saw an increase of 34.62%, rising from 2.08% in 2000 to 2.80% in 2010. There was no data recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities for either year. However, 2010 marked the first appearance of Black ethnic identity among those with the surname Perno, reaching 2.15%. The group identifying with two or more races, initially at 1.32% in 2000, was not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.03%	94.41%	-1.69%
Hispanic	2.08%	2.8%	34.62%
Black	0%	2.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.32%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%