Explore the Family Name Santoni

The meaning of Santoni

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Santone. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Dante, Alessandra, Claudio, Dino, Emidio, Enza, Ernesto, Evo, Flavio, Giampaolo, Gilberto, Gino, Gregorio, Livio, Rocco. Spanish Jose, Miguel, Elida, Gonzala, Juventino, Luis.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Santoni has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 30,091st most common. However, by 2010, it had slipped to the 32,960th spot, marking a decline of 9.53%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 735 in 2000 to 695 in 2010, showing a reduction of 5.44%. Correspondingly, the proportion of individuals named Santoni per 100,000 people dropped by 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,091	#32,960	-9.53%
Count	735	695	-5.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Santoni

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Santoni. In 2000, 69.25% of those bearing this name identified as White, but by 2010, this number had declined to 60.29%, indicating a change of -12.94%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals with the Santoni surname identifying as Hispanic increased from 29.25% in 2000 to 37.84% in 2010, a rise of 29.37%. Furthermore, while the percentage of Black individuals with this surname remained relatively low, there was an increase from 0.82% in 2000 to 1.01% in 2010. Other categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no change during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.25%	60.29%	-12.94%
Hispanic	29.25%	37.84%	29.37%
Black	0.82%	1.01%	23.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%