Explore the Family Name Piano

The meaning of Piano

Italian: 1. topographic name for someone who lived on a plain or plateau, piano (from Latin planum, from the adjective planus ‘flat, level’), or a habitational name from a place so named. 2. nickname from the adjective piano ‘plain, simple, unassuming’. Compare Lo Piano. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Antonio, Carlo, Egidio, Heriberto, Salvatore. Spanish Elpidio, Juanito, Vicente.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Piano has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 30,831 to 30,442, marking a small change of 1.26%. In terms of absolute numbers, we see that the count of individuals with this surname went up from 713 to 767, indicating a rise of 7.57%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained stable at 0.26 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,831	#30,442	1.26%
Count	713	767	7.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.26	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Piano

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Piano, there were several changes noted between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census. The proportion of individuals who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by nearly 19% to 22.16%, while those identifying with two or more races also saw a significant boost of 86.61%, reaching 2.09%. This contrasts with the decline observed in the White and Hispanic categories, which fell by about 5% and 7% respectively. No data was recorded for the Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.88%	72.1%	-4.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	18.65%	22.16%	18.82%
Hispanic	3.23%	3%	-7.12%
Two or More Races	1.12%	2.09%	86.61%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%