Explore the Family Name Renzetti

The meaning of Renzetti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Renzetto, a pet form of Renzo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aladino, Reno, Roberto, Rocco.

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

The surname Renzetti experienced a slight decrease in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Renzetti was ranked as the 73,659th most common surname, with 245 recorded instances across the country. By 2010, however, it had slipped to the 84,748th position and the count had dropped to 221, representing a -15.05% change in rank and a -9.8% change in count. This decline also impacted the proportion per 100,000 people, which decreased from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010, a drop of -22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,659	#84,748	-15.05%
Count	245	221	-9.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Renzetti

The ethnic identity associated with the Renzetti surname also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the Renzetti surname identified as White in both years; however, this proportion decreased slightly from 91.43% in 2000 to 89.59% in 2010. Over this same period, the percentage of Renzettis identifying as Hispanic almost doubled from 3.67% to 7.24%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races fell from 3.27% in 2000 to null by 2010. There were no recorded instances of Renzettis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.43%	89.59%	-2.01%
Hispanic	3.67%	7.24%	97.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%