Explore the Family Name Pirrone

The meaning of Pirrone

Italian: from an augmentative of Pirro or a variant of Perrone. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Cosmo, Filippo, Gaetano, Salvatore, Angelo, Antonino, Carlo, Caterina, Concetta, Gaspare, Giacomo, Giancarlo, Mario, Teodoro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pirrone has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,567 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 40,204, showing a decline of 23.45%. The count of people carrying the name also decreased from 665 to 545 during this period, reflecting an 18.05% drop, and the proportion per 100,000 people also fell by 28%, from 0.25 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,567	#40,204	-23.45%
Count	665	545	-18.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.18	-28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pirrone

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pirrone has also experienced some changes based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.19% of individuals with this surname identified as White, however, this number decreased slightly by 1.31% to 93.94% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.86% in 2000 to 4.22% in 2010, marking a significant growth of 47.55%. The census also reports some ethnic diversity within 2010, with 1.1% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, while no individuals identified with this ethnicity in 2000. No individuals with the surname Pirrone identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.19%	93.94%	-1.31%
Hispanic	2.86%	4.22%	47.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.1%	0%
Two or More Races	1.2%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%