Explore the Family Name Saracino

The meaning of Saracino

Italian: from saracino, a variant of Saraceno. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Angelo, Dino, Alessandro, Antonella, Antonio, Donato, Emanuele, Gennaro, Giuseppe, Nazareno, Orazio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Saracino experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 26,566th most popular surname, dropping to 28,263 in 2010, a change of -6.39%. The count of individuals bearing the surname also decreased by -1.97%, from 863 in 2000 to 846 in 2010. This resulted in the proportion per 100k people with the Saracino surname decreasing by -9.38% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,566	#28,263	-6.39%
Count	863	846	-1.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saracino

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes occurred between 2000 and 2010 for those carrying the Saracino surname. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 3.13% in 2000 to 5.32% in 2010, a change of 69.97%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a small decline of -1.55%. Those noting their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black were not reported in 2010 for privacy reasons. Additionally, there was a slight decrease in individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 1.51% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010. Lastly, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races rose marginally from 1.04% to 1.06%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.05%	91.61%	-1.55%
Hispanic	3.13%	5.32%	69.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.51%	1.3%	-13.91%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.06%	1.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7%	0%	0%
Black	0.58%	0%	0%