Explore the Family Name Ranno

The meaning of Ranno

Italian (Sicily): 1. from a shortened form of the personal name Arranno, from French Harran(d) or from Sicilian Arrannu for Italian Orlando. 2. possibly also a variant of Rando. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Luigi, Santi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ranno has experienced a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped by over 14% from 72,717 in 2000 to 82,908 in 2010. Similarly, the count or the number of people with the Ranno surname also fell by nearly 9% during this period, from 249 individuals in 2000 to 227 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 individuals dropped by 11.11%, suggesting a reduction in the prevalence of the Ranno surname across the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,717	#82,908	-14.01%
Count	249	227	-8.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ranno

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Ranno surname identify as White. In 2000, approximately 96% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that slightly decreased by 0.41% in 2010. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native under the Ranno surname in both years. It's also noteworthy that the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 27.8% from 2.41% in 2000 to 3.08% in 2010. The data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	95.59%	-0.41%
Hispanic	2.41%	3.08%	27.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%