Explore the Family Name Scarano

The meaning of Scarano

Italian (Sicily): unflattering nickname from medieval Latin scaranus ‘marauder’ (of Gothic origin). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Pasquale, Pio, Amerigo, Biaggio, Carmel, Enrico, Rocco, Sal, Silvio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Scarano has seen a slight shuffle over the years. In 2000, this surname ranked 21,273 in terms of popularity and rose to 22,260 by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.64%. Despite the drop in rank, the count of individuals with this name slightly increased from 1,148 in 2000 to 1,158 in 2010, a growth of 0.87%. However, the proportion of people with the Scarano surname per 100,000 decreased by 9.3%, going from 0.43 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,273	#22,260	-4.64%
Count	1,148	1,158	0.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.39	-9.3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scarano

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Scarano, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority identifying as White decreased from 95.73% to 93.52%. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 2.18% in 2000 to 4.15% in 2010, an impressive growth of 90.37%. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively steady, decreasing slightly from 0.61% to 0.60%. Meanwhile, persons claiming two or more races increased by 20.49%, moving from 1.22% to 1.47% over the decade. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.73%	93.52%	-2.31%
Hispanic	2.18%	4.15%	90.37%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.47%	20.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.6%	-1.64%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%