Explore the Family Name Perone

The meaning of Perone

Italian: from an augmentative of the personal name Pero. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Angelo, Deno, Dino, Francesco, Orazio, Vito.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Perone saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Perone ranked as the 16,819th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 17,169th place—a decrease of 2.08 percent. However, the actual count of people with this surname grew by 5.63 percent over the same period, from 1,562 to 1,650. The proportion of individuals named Perone per 100,000 people also decreased slightly, from 0.58 to 0.56.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,819	#17,169	-2.08%
Count	1,562	1,650	5.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.56	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perone

The ethnic identity data for the surname Perone, also derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of people with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. This percentage did see a small decrease, from 94.75 percent in 2000 to 92.79 percent in 2010. The number of Perones identifying as Hispanic or Black increased significantly—by 64.12 percent and 64.94 percent respectively—though these groups remain a small minority of all Perones. The proportion of Perones who claim two or more races fell drastically, dropping by 38.10 percent. There were no Perones who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.75%	92.79%	-2.07%
Hispanic	2.62%	4.3%	64.12%
Black	0.77%	1.27%	64.94%
Two or More Races	1.47%	0.91%	-38.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%