Explore the Family Name Schiavi

The meaning of Schiavi

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of Schiavo. 2. habitational name from Schiavi d’Abruzzo in Chieti province or from Schiavi (now called Liberi) in Caserta. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aldo, Ennio, Guido, Americo, Mario, Medardo, Romeo, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Schiavi has seen a slight shift in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 45,909 in the United States and rose slightly to rank 45,886 in 2010, reflecting a change of 0.05%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 6.16% during this period, up from 438 in 2000 to 465 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with the Schiavi surname per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.16 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#45,886	0.05%
Count	438	465	6.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schiavi

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Schiavi identify as White, accounting for 95.89% in 2000 and 95.91% in 2010. There's a small but significant increase of those identifying as Hispanic, moving from 1.83% in 2000 to 2.37% in 2010, marking a change of 29.51%. Interestingly, there were also individuals who identified with two or more races in 2000, making up 1.37% of the total, though this category was not represented in the 2010 data. It's notable that no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	95.91%	0.02%
Hispanic	1.83%	2.37%	29.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%