Explore the Family Name Rallo

The meaning of Rallo

Italian: 1. from the ancient Germanic personal name Eraldo (see under Harold 1) with loss of the initial letter. 2. possibly from rallo ‘pullet, woodcock, moorhen’, used for a fowler. 3. though less likely, in some instances possibly from Rallo, a district of Tassullo in Trento province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Vito, Biagio, Giancarlo, Ignazio, Sal, Salvatore, Vincenza.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The Rallo surname, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 29,069th most common in the United States, but by 2010, it had slid to 32,169th place, representing a negative change of 10.66%. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped from 768 in 2000 to 717 in 2010, a decline of 6.64%. Its representation per 100,000 people also decreased by 14.29% over the decade.

20002010Change
Rank#29,069#32,169-10.66%
Count768717-6.64%
Proportion per 100k0.280.24-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rallo

On the topic of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the overwhelming majority of people with the Rallo surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with 95.96% and 95.68% respectively, marking a negligible decrease of 0.29%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, growing from 1.82% to 3.21%, a rise of 76.37%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 1.30% in 2000 to 0.70% in 2010. Numbers for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

20002010Change
White95.96%95.68%-0.29%
Hispanic1.82%3.21%76.37%
Two or More Races1.3%0.7%-46.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%