Explore the Family Name Rozzo

The meaning of Rozzo

Italian: 1. from a short form of a medieval personal name ending in -rozzo, such as Chiarozzo (from Chiaro) or Nerozzo (from Nero). 2. nickname from rozzo ‘dirty, ill-natured, uncultivated’. 3. from an ancient Germanic personal name, Hrozo, from hroth ‘fame, glory’; compare Roti.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rozzo has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rozzo ranked 64,186 amongst all surnames and slipped to 68,122 in 2010, indicating a drop by 6.13%. The count of individuals with this surname also experienced a marginal decrease of 0.34%, from 290 in 2000 to 289 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also fell by 9.09%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#68,122	-6.13%
Count	290	289	-0.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rozzo

When it comes to ethnic identity, the surname Rozzo is overwhelmingly associated with white ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was a minor increase of 3.37% in this association from 2000 to 2010, moving from 91.72% to 94.81%. During the same time period, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic with the Rozzo surname decreased by 33.09%, from 4.14% to 2.77%. The figures for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy. The representation of this surname within those identifying as two or more races dropped from 1.72% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.72%	94.81%	3.37%
Hispanic	4.14%	2.77%	-33.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%