Explore the Family Name Sciandra

The meaning of Sciandra

Italian: probably from a feminine shortened form of the personal name Lisciandro (Lysander). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Luigi, Sal, Calogero, Carmela, Carmelo, Gaetano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sciandra shows a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Sciandra ranked 30,831 in terms of commonality among surnames and this rank decreased by 2.35% to 31,554 in 2010. This minor shift is reflected in the count of individuals with the Sciandra surname, which increased slightly by 2.81% from 713 in 2000 to 733 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Sciandra per 100,000 decreased by 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,831	#31,554	-2.35%
Count	713	733	2.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sciandra

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides a glimpse into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sciandra. Predominantly, individuals with the Sciandra surname identify as White, although there was a small decrease of 1.19% from 97.34% in 2000 to 96.18% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity identified was Hispanic, showing a significant increase of 55.71% from 1.40% in 2000 to 2.18% in 2010. There were negligible numbers identifying as Two or more races in 2000, but that number dropped to zero in 2010. Furthermore, the data reflects a small but notable increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, whereas there were none in 2000. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	96.18%	-1.19%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.18%	55.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.82%	0%
Two or More Races	0.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%