Explore the Family Name Schenone

The meaning of Schenone

Italian: from an augmentative of Schena. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Ettore, Ezio, Mino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Schenone has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 58,397 in the year 2000 to 56,073 in 2010, marking a change of 3.98%. Furthermore, the count, which represents the number of people with this surname, also increased by 12.31%, going up from 325 in 2000 to 365 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k population remained unchanged at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,397	#56,073	3.98%
Count	325	365	12.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schenone

Turning to the ethnic identities associated with the surname Schenone, again drawing upon the Decennial U.S. Census data, it's clear that there have been some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (93.23%). By 2010, while this group still made up the majority, its percentage had dropped to 84.11%. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 4.62% to 11.78%. This period also saw the emergence of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races, representing 1.64% and 1.92% respectively in 2010, whereas these categories were not represented in 2000. There was no representation of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.23%	84.11%	-9.78%
Hispanic	4.62%	11.78%	154.98%
Two or More Races	0%	1.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.64%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%