Explore the Family Name Raggio

The meaning of Raggio

Italian: 1. possibly from raggio ‘ray, beam of light’, also ‘small stick, baton’, used as a nickname. 2. from a short form of the personal name Coraggio, from coraggio ‘courage, bravery’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Raggio has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 27,595 but dropped to 30,101 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 9.08%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased by 5.23%, dropping from 822 in 2000 to 779 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people saw a drop of 13.33%, moving from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,595	#30,101	-9.08%
Count	822	779	-5.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raggio

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Raggio also experienced shifts over the decade as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. Those identifying as White represented the largest group but saw a decrease of 6.60% from 86.86% in 2000 to 81.13% in 2010. The Hispanic representation increased by a significant 57.52%, increasing from 9.37% in 2000 to 14.76% in 2010. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, which rose by 45.36% from 0.97% in 2000 to 1.41% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly increased from 0.61% in 2000 to 0.64% in 2010. Black representation experienced a small decrease, going from 2.19% in 2000 to 2.05% in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.86%	81.13%	-6.6%
Hispanic	9.37%	14.76%	57.52%
Black	2.19%	2.05%	-6.39%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.41%	45.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.64%	4.92%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%