Explore the Family Name Sapio

The meaning of Sapio

Italian (southern): from Old Italian sapio ‘wise’, used as a nickname for a wise man (or for the servant of a wise man) and as a personal name. Compare Lo Sapio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Francesco, Francisco, Renato, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sapio saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 48,567 in 2000 to 53,667 in 2010, signifying a 10.5% decrease in its standing. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Sapio surname decreased by 5.64%, from 408 in 2000 to 385 in 2010. This decline is also reflected in the proportion per 100k individuals, which decreased from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010, showing a 13.33% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#53,667	-10.5%
Count	408	385	-5.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sapio

The ethnicity associated with the Sapio surname also underwent some changes, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 89.22% of those with the Sapio surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 87.53% in 2010. There was also a small drop in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 2.45% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010. The percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic, however, increased from 7.11% in 2000 to 8.31% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no reported individuals with the Sapio surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.22%	87.53%	-1.89%
Hispanic	7.11%	8.31%	16.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.45%	2.34%	-4.49%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%