Explore the Family Name Santarelli

The meaning of Santarelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Santarello from a double diminutive of Santo or a variant of Santorelli. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Rocco, Angelo, Enrico, Marino, Sesto, Aldo, Alessandro, Carmin, Constantino, Domenic.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Santarelli has seen a slight rise between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 27,439th most common surname, but it moved up to the 26,695th position in 2010, indicating a growth of approximately 2.71%. The count of individuals with the Santarelli surname also increased from 827 to 912 over the same period, showing a rise of 10.28%. Interestingly, the proportion per 100,000 people stayed constant at 0.31 during this time.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,439	#26,695	2.71%
Count	827	912	10.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.31	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Santarelli

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Santarelli surname identified predominantly as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 96.74% to 95.39%. The next most significant ethnic identity was Hispanic, which saw an increase from 2.3% to 3.4%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by roughly 35.29%, from 0.85% to 0.55%. There were no reported individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native among those with the Santarelli surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	95.39%	-1.4%
Hispanic	2.3%	3.4%	47.83%
Two or More Races	0.85%	0.55%	-35.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%