Explore the Family Name Schiano

The meaning of Schiano

Italian: from a short form of the adjective ischiano (standard Italian ischitano), a habitational name for someone from the island of Ischia. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Ciro, Sal, Salvatore, Angelo, Biagio, Giosue, Carmela, Domenic, Dominico, Edmondo, Fortunata, Gennaro.

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

The surname Schiano, based on Decennial U.S. Census data, has shown slight fluctuation in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it held a rank of 23,568, which slightly improved to 23,472 in 2010—a marginal increase of 0.41%. During this period, the count of people bearing the surname also rose from 1,004 to 1,083, marking an increase of 7.87%. However, the proportion per 100,000 individuals remained consistent at 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,568	#23,472	0.41%
Count	1,004	1,083	7.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.37	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schiano

In terms of ethnicity, the Schiano surname was predominantly linked with White ethnic identity during both census years, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The White representation decreased minutely from 95.42% in 2000 to 95.01% in 2010. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation saw a significant spike, growing from 2.39% to 4.06%—a rise of 69.87%. Few bearers of the surname identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, though this category dropped to zero in 2010. There were no reported instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.42%	95.01%	-0.43%
Hispanic	2.39%	4.06%	69.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.2%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%