Explore the Family Name Pinelli

The meaning of Pinelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Pinello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Cosmo, Dino, Emilio, Lino, Mario, Massimo, Orlando, Silvestro. Spanish Jose, Juan, Lourdes.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Pinelli' has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,974th most popular, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 28,856th spot, indicating a 0.41% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by over 6%, from 772 people in 2000 to 824 in 2010. However, the proportion of individuals named Pinelli per 100,000 decreased slightly during this period, from 0.29 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,974	#28,856	0.41%
Count	772	824	6.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.28	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pinelli

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Pinelli' experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this decreased slightly from 93.52% in 2000 to 91.26% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 4.66% in 2000 to 6.80% in 2010. Additionally, while no individuals with this surname identified as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, there was a small percentage (0.73%) who identified as Black in 2010. The data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.52%	91.26%	-2.42%
Hispanic	4.66%	6.8%	45.92%
Black	0%	0.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%