Explore the Family Name Puzzo

The meaning of Puzzo

Italian (southern): from puzzo ‘well’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a well or a habitational name from a place called with this word; compare Pozzi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Rocco, Corrado, Dante, Dino, Giuseppe, Luigi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Puzzo has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Puzzo was ranked 41,203rd in popularity, and by 2010 it had moved down to 42,237th – a change of -2.51%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased from 499 in 2000 to 514 in 2010, indicating a growth of 3.01%. The proportion of the Puzzo surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 5.56%, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,203	#42,237	-2.51%
Count	499	514	3.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Puzzo

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Puzzo surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, some shifts were observed between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those with the surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.19% in 2000 to 94.55% in 2010. There was no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native representation reported for this surname. Data shows an increase in people identifying as Hispanic, from 1.60% in 2000 to 3.31% in 2010. Similarly, those identifying with two or more ethnicities increased from 1.00% to 1.36% over the decade, while Black representation dropped from 1.00% to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	94.55%	-1.7%
Hispanic	1.6%	3.31%	106.87%
Two or More Races	1%	1.36%	36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%