Explore the Family Name Rutigliano

The meaning of Rutigliano

Italian: habitational name from Rutigliano in Bari province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Donato, Rocco, Vito, Pasquale, Salvatore, Alessandro, Angelo, Carlo, Carmela, Cataldo, Domenic, Domenica.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rutigliano has seen an increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 23,762 in terms of popularity and this improved to a rank of 22,450 in 2010 - an increase of 5.52%. The count of individuals with the Rutigliano surname also rose from 994 in 2000 to 1,146 in 2010, a jump of 15.29%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Rutigliano per 100,000 people slightly increased from 0.37 to 0.39 within the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,762	#22,450	5.52%
Count	994	1,146	15.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.39	5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rutigliano

The ethnicity table from the Decennial U.S. Census lists various ethnic identities associated with the Rutigliano surname. In 2000, a significant majority of people with the Rutigliano surname identified as White (95.57%), which slightly declined to 95.11% by 2010. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.92% to 3.49% within the same timeframe. Although negligible in number, there were instances of Rutigliano name bearers identifying with two or more races, increasing from 0.50% in 2000 to 0.87% in 2010. Finally, small percentages in 2000 identified as Black (0.60%) or Asian/Pacific Islander (0.44% in 2010), with no reported American Indian and Alaskan Native bearers.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.57%	95.11%	-0.48%
Hispanic	2.92%	3.49%	19.52%
Two or More Races	0.5%	0.87%	74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.44%	0%
Black	0.6%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%