Explore the Family Name Scaglione

The meaning of Scaglione

Italian (southern): from scaglione ‘stallion’s canine tooth’ (an augmentative form of scaglie ‘canine tooth’, from Old French escaillon ‘horse’s tooth’), perhaps used a nickname for someone with exceptionally large teeth. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Sal, Salvatore, Vito, Aldo, Francesco, Silvio, Bartolomeo, Carmelo, Carmine, Carmino, Dino.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Scaglione has slightly decreased in rank from 14,154 in 2000 to 14,363 in 2010, showing a change of -1.48%. However, the total count of people with this surname increased by 6.88% over the same period, rising from 1948 to 2082. The proportion per 100k people also saw a slight decrease of -1.39%, going from 0.72 in 2000 to 0.71 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,154	#14,363	-1.48%
Count	1,948	2,082	6.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.71	-1.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scaglione

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Scaglione, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, displayed some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, albeit with a small decrease of -2.37% over the decade, moving from 95.79% to 93.52%. There was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, jumping 100.00% (from 0.31% to 0.62%) and 84.92% (from 2.52% to 4.66%) respectively. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races remained relatively steady with a minor decrease of -1.94%; from 1.03% to 1.01%. No individuals identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	93.52%	-2.37%
Hispanic	2.52%	4.66%	84.92%
Two or More Races	1.03%	1.01%	-1.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.62%	100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%