Explore the Family Name Rescigno

The meaning of Rescigno

Italian: habitational name for someone from Roscigno in Salerno province (Campania). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Aldo, Alfonso, Alfonzo, Americo, Carlo, Carmela, Carmine, Elvira, Federico, Gaetano, Marco, Mario, Saverio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rescigno has seen a minor decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 37,043 in the United States and dropped slightly to 37,993 in 2010, showing a 2.56% decrease in ranking. However, despite its drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Rescigno surname increased from 567 in 2000 to 584 in 2010, indicating an increase of 3%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.21 to 0.2 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,043	#37,993	-2.56%
Count	567	584	3%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rescigno

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rescigno showed some changes in the first decade of the 21st Century according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals identified as White at 96.83%, but this figure fell slightly to 95.55% by 2010. Those identifying as Two or More Races rose from 1.41% to 2.05%, marking a substantial change of 45.39%. Despite being relatively low in numbers, the Hispanic category saw a percentage increase from 0.88% to 1.03%. There was a new appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity reported in 2010 that was not present in 2000 data, while the percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.83%	95.55%	-1.32%
Two or More Races	1.41%	2.05%	45.39%
Hispanic	0.88%	1.03%	17.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.86%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%