Explore the Family Name Realmuto

The meaning of Realmuto

Italian (Sicily): habitational name from Racalmuto in Agrigento. There has been confusion with a place called Regalbuto in Enna. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Antonio, Carmela, Cesare, Leonardo, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Realmuto saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 49,563rd most common surname in the U.S., while it climbed slightly to 49,365th in 2010, marking a change of 0.4%. The number of individuals with this surname also grew by approximately 7.04%, from 398 people in 2000 to 426 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the Realmuto surname has slightly decreased by 6.67% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#49,365	0.4%
Count	398	426	7.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Realmuto

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals who bear the Realmuto surname identify as White. In 2000, 94.97% of Realmutos identified as White, and this figure decreased slightly to 94.13% in 2010. No Realmutos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these two census years. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly by 76.55%, from 2.26% in 2000 to 3.99% in 2010. There was also a decrease in those identifying as having two or more races from 2.01% in 2000 to none reported in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.97%	94.13%	-0.88%
Hispanic	2.26%	3.99%	76.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.01%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%