Explore the Family Name Porcelli

The meaning of Porcelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Porcello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Carmine, Pietro, Attilio, Carmelo, Concetta, Concetto, Franco, Giovanni, Lia, Lorenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Porcelli shifted between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 16,092 in popularity and then dropped to rank 17,359 in 2010, marking a decline of 7.87 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also slightly reduced from 1,654 in 2000 to 1,627 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 1.63 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people was 0.61 in 2000, which fell to 0.55 in 2010, accounting for a decrease of 9.84 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,092	#17,359	-7.87%
Count	1,654	1,627	-1.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.55	-9.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Porcelli

Discussing ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in ethnic identity among those with the surname Porcelli from 2000 to 2010. There was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.30 percent to 0.55 percent), two or more races (from 0.42 percent to 1.04 percent), Hispanic (from 2.90 percent to 5.41 percent) and Black (from 0.36 percent to 0.61 percent). Conversely, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, dropping from 96.01 percent in 2000 to 92.38 percent in 2010. There was no change for American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0 percent both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	92.38%	-3.78%
Hispanic	2.9%	5.41%	86.55%
Two or More Races	0.42%	1.04%	147.62%
Black	0.36%	0.61%	69.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.55%	83.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%