Explore the Family Name Ragozzino

The meaning of Ragozzino

Italian (Sicily): from ragusino, raguzzino, a habitational name for someone from Ragusa in Sicily and Dubrovnik in Croatia; see Ragusa. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aldo, Alessandra, Carlo, Domenic, Giuseppe, Pasquale, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ragozzino has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 61,855th in popularity among all surnames, but fell to a ranking of 65,964 by 2010, marking a change of -6.64%. The count of individuals with the Ragozzino surname also experienced a slight decline from 303 in 2000 to 300 in 2010, translating to a decrease of 0.99%. Correspondingly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw a dip of -9.09% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#65,964	-6.64%
Count	303	300	-0.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ragozzino

Turning to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Ragozzino surname identify as White. This group accounted for 96.04% in 2000, increasing to 97.33% by 2010, a growth of 1.34%. On the other hand, a small percentage (1.98%) of those with the Ragozzino surname identified as Hispanic in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or having two or more races during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.04%	97.33%	1.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%