Explore the Family Name Ranalli

The meaning of Ranalli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Ranallo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gino, Aldo, Deno, Eliseo, Fulvio, Lorenzo, Marcello, Marco, Massimo, Ottavio, Rocco.

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

The surname Ranalli, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ranalli ranked as the 22,612th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to become the 25,332nd most common name, marking a decline of 12.03%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 1,061 in 2000 to 977 in 2010, indicating a decline of 7.92%. The proportion of individuals bearing the surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,612	#25,332	-12.03%
Count	1,061	977	-7.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.33	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ranalli

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Ranalli surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase from 96.61% to 96.72%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic went up by 2.65%, while the number of individuals identifying as Two or More Races saw a 9.33% increase. There was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which wasn't present in 2000. On the other hand, the percentage of Ranallis identifying as Black fell to zero in 2010, down from 0.57% in 2000. The percentages for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained consistent at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	96.72%	0.11%
Hispanic	1.89%	1.94%	2.65%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0.82%	9.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.51%	0%
Black	0.57%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%