Explore the Family Name Petrucelli

The meaning of Petrucelli

Italian (mainly Apulia): variant of Petruccelli and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Petrucelli is rare in Italy. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Ciro, Rocco, Domenic, Donato, Ornella, Salvator, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Petrucelli saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 27,207, which dropped to 28,552 by 2010, marking a change of -4.94%. The count of individuals with this surname also dipped from 836 in 2000 to 835 in 2010, translating to a negligible decrease of -0.12%. The proportion per 100k people likewise decreased by -9.68%, moving from 0.31 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,207	#28,552	-4.94%
Count	836	835	-0.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petrucelli

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Petrucelli shifted somewhat during the same period as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. Those identifying as White made up the majority of the Petrucellis at 97.97% in 2000, dropping slightly to 96.53% by 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname saw a significant increase, jumping from 0.72% to 2.40%, a 233.33% change. While there was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities in 2000, by 2010 there were 0.72% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. Conversely, those identifying with two or more races dropped from 0.72% in 2000 to zero by 2010. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained steady at 0% throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.97%	96.53%	-1.47%
Hispanic	0.72%	2.4%	233.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.72%	0%
Two or More Races	0.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%