Explore the Family Name Pieroni

The meaning of Pieroni

Italian: patronymic or plural form of an augmentative of the personal name Piero ‘Peter’ (see Pieri). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Reno, Rino, Silvio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pieroni has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 30,199, whereas in 2010, it moved up to 30,076. This represents a slight increase in rank by 0.41%. The count of people with the Pieroni surname also increased from 732 in 2000 to 780 in 2010, marking a growth of 6.56%. However, the proportion of this surname per 100k population decreased by 3.7%, going from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,199	#30,076	0.41%
Count	732	780	6.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pieroni

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pieroni has seen some changes according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with this group making up 97.54% of the total in 2000 and reducing slightly to 96.79% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The representation of those identifying with two or more races went from 1.09% in 2000 to none in 2010. However, there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.09% in 2000 to 2.31% in 2010, indicating a change of 111.93%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.54%	96.79%	-0.77%
Hispanic	1.09%	2.31%	111.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%