Explore the Family Name Puliafico

The meaning of Puliafico

Italian (Sicily): from the medieval Greek personal name Poliektos, Greek Polyefktos, from polyeuktos ‘much wanted’. This was borne by a Roman legionary who converted to Christianity and was martyred in Armenia in 259 AD. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Salvatore, Carmelo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Puliafico saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 68,360 in popularity among all surnames in the United States but fell to the rank of 81,458 by 2010. This represents a decrease in popularity of approximately 19.16%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 269 in 2000 to 232 in 2010, a drop of 13.75%. Consequently, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100k people also decreased by 20%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,360	#81,458	-19.16%
Count	269	232	-13.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Puliafico

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals information about the ethnic identity associated with the Puliafico surname. In 2000, 97.77% of those with the Puliafico surname identified as White. By 2010, that percentage had dropped slightly to 95.26%, a change of -2.57%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic with the Puliafico surname in 2000, by 2010, 3.88% of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic. There were no recorded changes for the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for this surname over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.77%	95.26%	-2.57%
Hispanic	0%	3.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%