Explore the Family Name Petruzzi

The meaning of Petruzzi

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of Petruzzo, a pet form of the personal name Pietro. 2. Italianized form of Slovenian Petrovčič: patronymic from the personal name Peter. Compare Petri 3. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Canio, Marco, Assunta, Conio, Guido, Roberto, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Petruzzi experienced a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 22,370th most popular in the United States, but decreased to the rank of 23,019 by 2010 - a change of -2.9%. Despite this, the actual count of people with the Petruzzi surname slightly increased from 1,074 in 2000 to 1,110 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.35%. However, when considering its proportion among every 100,000 people, Petruzzi saw a 5% decrease over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,370	#23,019	-2.9%
Count	1,074	1,110	3.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petruzzi

The Decennial U.S. Census data also offers insights into the ethnic identities associated with the surname Petruzzi. The largest grouping in both 2000 and 2010 was those identifying as White, though there was a small decrease of -1.47% over the ten years. The next most significant change came with those identifying with two or more races, which saw a notable increase of 135.71% from 2000 to 2010. Hispanic identity also saw an increase of around 36.71%, while those indicating Asian/Pacific Islander went from 0.47% in 2000 to none in 2010. No changes were reported for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.83%	95.41%	-1.47%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.16%	36.71%
Two or More Races	0.84%	1.98%	135.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%