Explore the Family Name Rullo

The meaning of Rullo

Italian: from an old personal name, Rullo, a shortened pet form of various personal names formed with the suffix -ullo, as for example Gasparullo (from Gaspari), Baldassarullo (from Baldassare), Barullo (from Baro), and Marullo. In some instances it is possible from rullo ‘roller’ applied as nickname or metonymic occupational name for a roller maker. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Fiore, Amato, Antonio, Corrado, Donato, Modestino, Raffaele, Renzo, Romeo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Rullo' saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 27,289th in 2000, it fell to 32,268th place in 2010, marking a significant decline of 18.25%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also decreased from 833 to 714 during this period, a drop of 14.29%. The proportion per 100,000 people also diminished by 22.58%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,289	#32,268	-18.25%
Count	833	714	-14.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.24	-22.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rullo

In terms of ethnicity, again as per the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those with the 'Rullo' surname identified as White in both years - 96.04% in 2000 and 95.24% in 2010. This reflects a slight decrease of 0.83%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.40% in 2000 to 3.92% in 2010, a growth of 63.33%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals reporting two or more races dropped from 1.44% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.04%	95.24%	-0.83%
Hispanic	2.4%	3.92%	63.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%