Explore the Family Name Riggi

The meaning of Riggi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Riggio. Compare De Riggi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Vito, Angelo, Cataldo, Santo, Alfonse, Anastasio, Antonio, Domenic, Guido, Guilio, Pietro.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Riggi has seen changes in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 26,672nd in terms of frequency among surnames and fell to 30,889th by 2010, showing a 15.81% decrease. The count of individuals bearing the name also dropped from 859 in 2000 to 753 in 2010, indicating a decline of 12.34%. As a proportion per 100k, this surname's prevalence lowered from 0.32 to 0.26 during the same period, marking an 18.75% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,672	#30,889	-15.81%
Count	859	753	-12.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.26	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Riggi

Ethnicity-wise, the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Riggi identify as White, with 97.32% in 2000 and 95.88% in 2010, reflecting a minor decrease of 1.48%. Meanwhile, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic population with this surname from 1.75% to 3.05%, a surge of 74.29%. The percentage of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% throughout the decade. Due to data suppression for privacy reasons, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races in 2010 is not available; however, it was recorded as 0.81% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	95.88%	-1.48%
Hispanic	1.75%	3.05%	74.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%