Explore the Family Name Petrino

The meaning of Petrino

Italian: from the personal name Petrino, a pet form of Petro, see Pietro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Donato, Sabastian.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Petrino has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Petrino was ranked 32,227th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 32,994th spot, representing a 2.38% drop in rank. However, despite this decline in popularity, the number of individuals with the Petrino surname rose from 674 in 2000 to 694 in 2010, which is an increase of nearly 3%. Despite this growth, the proportion of Petrinos per 100k people decreased by 4% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,227	#32,994	-2.38%
Count	674	694	2.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petrino

On the ethnicity front, the majority of individuals bearing the Petrino surname identified themselves as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of White Petrinos slightly decreased from 97.03% in 2000 to 96.4% in 2010. Interestingly, while no Petrinos identified as Hispanic in 2000, the 2010 Census saw an increase in Petrinos claiming Hispanic ethnicity, jumping to 2.31%. This represents a significant surge of 41.72%. Conversely, the portion of Petrinos identifying as Black dwindled, going from 0.74% in 2000 to zero by 2010. Additionally, there were no recorded instances of Petrinos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.03%	96.4%	-0.65%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.31%	41.72%
Two or More Races	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.74%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%