Explore the Family Name Perugini

The meaning of Perugini

Italian: pluralized form of a habitational name for someone from the Umbrian city of Perugia, from an adjectival form of the placename. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Nicola, Angelo, Amedeo, Carlo, Pietro, Sal, Salvatore, Amedio, Amerigo, Antonio, Carmine.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Perugini has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 25,060th most popular and by 2010 it had slipped to 25,535th, indicating a decline of 1.9%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of people bearing the Perugini name has actually grown from 929 to 967 during the same period, reflecting a small increase of 4.09%. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people in the population has decreased by 2.94%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,060	#25,535	-1.9%
Count	929	967	4.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.33	-2.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perugini

The ethnic identity associated with the Perugini surname is predominantly White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White fell slightly from 98.17% in 2000 to 97.72% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within this group saw a modest growth of 13.56%, increasing from 1.18% in 2000 to 1.34% in 2010. There were negligible changes in other ethnic identities, with no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent. Similarly, there were no individuals identifying as two or more races in 2010, despite accounting for 0.54% of the Perugini population in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.17%	97.72%	-0.46%
Hispanic	1.18%	1.34%	13.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.54%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%