Explore the Family Name Saggio

The meaning of Saggio

Italian: nickname from saggio ‘wise, learned’, Sicilian saggiu ‘sagacious, good, calm’, from Latin sagax ‘sharp, perceptive’. Compare English Sage. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Amelio, Carmela, Carmine, Giuseppe, Natale.

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

The surname Saggio has seen a slight increase in popularity according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 57,544th most popular surname, and by 2010, it had moved up slightly to 56,710th place, marking a 1.45% change. The number of individuals carrying this surname also increased over this decade. There were 331 people with the surname Saggio in 2000 and this figure rose to 360 by 2010, marking an 8.76% increase. However, when considering the proportion per 100k, there was no significant change over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,544	#56,710	1.45%
Count	331	360	8.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saggio

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Saggio identify as White, with a small increase from 95.77% in 2000 to 96.11% in 2010. There was also a noticeable emergence of Hispanic identification within this surname group, as there were no recorded Hispanic individuals in 2000, but they made up 2.22% of the Saggio population by 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.72% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	96.11%	0.36%
Hispanic	0%	2.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%