Explore the Family Name Sanzo

The meaning of Sanzo

1. Italian: from a shortened form of the personal name Sanson, an old form of Sansone (see Samson), or alternatively from an old personal name Sanzo, of ancient Germanic origin. 2. Spanish: habitational name from Sanzo in Asturias. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Salvatore, Adamo, Amerigo, Carmine, Domenic, Giuseppe, Rocco, Silvio, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sanzo has seen a significant decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sanzo was ranked 29,840 in terms of popularity, but it fell to a rank of 46,314 in 2010, marking a decrease of 55.21%. The count of people with this surname also reduced from 743 in 2000 to 460 in 2010, showing a drop of 38.09%. Additionally, the proportion of people named Sanzo per 100,000 decreased by 42.86% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,840	#46,314	-55.21%
Count	743	460	-38.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.16	-42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sanzo

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Sanzo identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight dip in this ethnic identity category from 97.04% in 2000 to 95% in 2010, indicating a change of -2.10%. There were no Sanzos who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of Sanzos identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.15% in 2000 to 3.7% in 2010, a rise of 72.09%. No data was recorded for those identifying as Two or more races in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	95%	-2.1%
Hispanic	2.15%	3.7%	72.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%