Explore the Family Name Pierotti

The meaning of Pierotti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Pierotto, a pet form of the personal name Piero (see Pieri). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aldino, Aldo, Duilio, Angelo, Dario, Giulio, Ivano, Silvio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pierotti has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Pierotti ranked 30,614th in popularity and had 719 individuals with the surname, representing a proportion of 0.27 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had dropped slightly to 31,150, with an increased count of 745 individuals. However, this represented a smaller proportion of the population at 0.25 per 100,000 people, indicating a 7.41% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,614	#31,150	-1.75%
Count	719	745	3.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pierotti

In terms of ethnicity, the Pierotti surname is largely associated with the White ethnic identity. Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, in 2000, around 95.83% of those with the Pierotti surname identified as White. This percentage decreased slightly by 2010 to 94.63%. Meanwhile, representation of Hispanic individuals within the Pierotti surname increased significantly from 2.09% in 2000 to 3.62% in 2010, marking a 73.21% change. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased, from 0.70% in 2000 to 0.94% in 2010. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals reported in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.83%	94.63%	-1.25%
Hispanic	2.09%	3.62%	73.21%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0.94%	34.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.83%	0%	0%