Explore the Family Name Renzi

The meaning of Renzi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Renzo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Pasquale, Angelo, Dino, Marco, Renzo, Aldo, Antonio, Benedetto, Biagio, Carlo, Cosimo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Renzi witnessed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 14,634 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 15,171, representing a change of -3.67%. However, during this same decade, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased from 1,864 to 1,942, marking a growth rate of 4.18%. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing this surname saw a small dip of -4.35%, moving from 0.69 to 0.66.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,634	#15,171	-3.67%
Count	1,864	1,942	4.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.66	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Renzi

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with the Renzi surname identify as White, with a minor increase from 95.92% in 2000 to 96.50% in 2010. The percentage of Renzis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 0.59% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races dropped significantly from 1.66% to 0.57%. The Hispanic representation within the Renzi surname bearers saw a substantial increase of 38.62%, climbing from 1.45% to 2.01%. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a new appearance of the Black category with a 0.57% share, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.92%	96.5%	0.6%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.01%	38.62%
Two or More Races	1.66%	0.57%	-65.66%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%