Explore the Family Name Porcello

The meaning of Porcello

Italian: pejorative nickname from porcello ‘piglet’ (a diminutive of porco ‘hog’), on occasion adopted in an act of self-deprecation to symbolize Christian modesty and humility. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Caesar, Carmine, Emelio, Pasquale, Santo.

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

The surname Porcello, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight rise in popularity in the United States from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,328th most popular surname, and by 2010, it had risen to the 36,048th position, showing an increase of 0.77%. The number of people carrying the Porcello surname also increased during this time period, going up by 6.87% from 582 to 622. However, when looked at proportionally per 100K people, there was a slight decrease of -4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,328	#36,048	0.77%
Count	582	622	6.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Porcello

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that majority of the individuals with the Porcello surname identify as White, with 97.25% in 2000 and 96.3% in 2010. There was a small decrease in this percentage over the decade, about -0.98%. The data also shows a significant increase in the number identifying as Hispanic, going up by 87.5% from 1.2% in 2000 to 2.25% in 2010. The number of people identifying as belonging to two or more races slightly decreased by 6.98% during this period. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	96.3%	-0.98%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.25%	87.5%
Two or More Races	0.86%	0.8%	-6.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%