Explore the Family Name Scannapieco

The meaning of Scannapieco

Italian (Naples): occupational name for an itinerant butcher, scannapiecure, a compound of scanna ‘to butcher’ + piecuro ‘sheep, lamb’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Dario, Gildo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Scannapieco has seen a minor increase in popularity within the United States. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked at 57,252 with 333 counts. By 2010, the popularity rank had slightly improved to 56,588 and the count increased to 361, showing an approximate growth of 1.16% in its rank and an 8.41% increase in the number of individuals with this surname. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.12, indicating that the surname's prevalence in relation to the population size was stable.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,252	#56,588	1.16%
Count	333	361	8.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scannapieco

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Scannapieco surname identify as White. In 2000, about 93.99% identified as White, and this figure rose marginally to 94.74% by 2010. A small percentage, 4.50% in 2000 and 4.71% in 2010, identified as Hispanic. In 2000, there were approximately 1.50% who identified with two or more ethnicities, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname Scannapieco identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.99%	94.74%	0.8%
Hispanic	4.5%	4.71%	4.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.5%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%