Explore the Family Name Raneri

The meaning of Raneri

Italian (Sicily): patronymic or plural form of the personal name Ranero, from ancient Germanic Raginhari, from ragin ‘counsel’ + hari, heri ‘army’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alfio, Angelo, Carmel, Domenic, Francesco, Franco, Giuseppe, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Raneri surname has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Despite an increase in the count from 473 to 479, the rank of the surname dropped from 43,058 in 2000 to 44,808 in 2010, a negative shift of 4.06%. Moreover, the proportion per 100k people also reduced by 11.11% in those ten years.

20002010Change
Rank#43,058#44,808-4.06%
Count4734791.27%
Proportion per 100k0.180.16-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raneri

When we consider the ethnic identity distribution for the Raneri surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of carriers identify as White, with a small increase of 1.65% from 93.45% in 2000 to 94.99% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly by 11.69%, while the percentage of those reporting two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.48% in 2000. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stagnant at 0% over the decade.

20002010Change
White93.45%94.99%1.65%
Hispanic4.02%3.55%-11.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races1.48%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%