Explore the Family Name Scardino

The meaning of Scardino

Italian: probably a masculinized form of Scardina. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Salvatore, Aldo, Carlo, Cosmo, Dino, Gasper, Giuseppe, Piero, Pietro, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Scardino saw a modest shift in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,004 in terms of frequency among U.S surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped slightly to rank 21,495. Despite this minor drop in rank, the actual count of individuals named Scardino increased by 4.2 percent during this period, growing from 1,166 to 1,215. However, when considering the overall U.S. population, the proportion per 100,000 people with the Scardino surname decreased by 4.65 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,004	#21,495	-2.34%
Count	1,166	1,215	4.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scardino

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Scardino. Predominantly, the surname has been identified as White, with 95.54 percent in 2000 and 94.32 percent in 2010, showing a marginal decrease. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the Scardino surname increased notably from 3.17 percent in 2000 to 4.28 percent in 2010. A similar trend was noted for those identifying with two or more races – their representation increased from 0.60 percent to 0.82 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased from 0.43 percent to 0.41 percent. There was no data available for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	94.32%	-1.28%
Hispanic	3.17%	4.28%	35.02%
Two or More Races	0.6%	0.82%	36.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.41%	-4.65%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%