Explore the Family Name Pizzurro

The meaning of Pizzurro

Italian (Sicily): 1. from a derivative of Pizzo. 2. possibly in some instances a topographic name, from Calabrian dialect pizzurru ‘precipice, ravine’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Carmela, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pizzurro saw an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Pizzurro ranked 57,252nd most popular but jumped to the rank of 56,588th by 2010, a change of 1.16%. Over the same period, the number of people with this surname rose by 8.41%, from 333 individuals in 2000 to 361 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 population remained the same at 0.12.

20002010Change
Rank#57,252#56,5881.16%
Count3333618.41%
Proportion per 100k0.120.120%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pizzurro

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Pizzurro, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, showed that the majority of individuals identified as White. In 2000, this group constituted 98.20% of all Pizzurros, and although it decreased slightly to 96.95% in 2010, it still represented the majority. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years. However, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which accounted for 1.94%.

20002010Change
White98.2%96.95%-1.27%
Hispanic0%1.94%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%