Explore the Family Name Roselli

The meaning of Roselli

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of Rosello, a diminutive of Rosa. 2. habitational name from Roselli in Frosinone province, Bagno Roselle in Grosseto, or Rosello in Chieti. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Luigi, Marco, Carmine, Domenic, Giuseppe, Rinaldo, Angelo, Domenico, Enrico, Ercole, Francesco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Roselli ranked 14,550th in popularity in 2000 and slightly decreased to 14,957th in 2010, a change of -2.8%. In terms of count, there were 1,878 individuals with the surname Roselli in 2000, which increased by 5.27% to 1,977 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also saw a slight decrease from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.67 in 2010, a drop of -4.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,550	#14,957	-2.8%
Count	1,878	1,977	5.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.67	-4.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roselli

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that in 2000, 92.71% of those with the Roselli surname identified as White, decreasing to 88.27% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 4.37% in 2000 to 8.55% in 2010, a significant rise of 95.65%. Meanwhile, those who associated themselves with two or more races decreased from 1.17% to 1.01%, a fall of -13.68%, and those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared in 2010 at 1.32%. For those identifying as Black, the percentage dropped to 0 in 2010 from 1.01% in 2000. American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.71%	88.27%	-4.79%
Hispanic	4.37%	8.55%	95.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.32%	0%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.01%	-13.68%
Black	1.01%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%