Explore the Family Name Sciarrino

The meaning of Sciarrino

Italian (Sicily and Campania): nickname for a litigious person, from Sicilian, Calabrese sciarrinu ‘one who readily goes to law’, a derivative of sciarra (see Sciarra 1). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Antonino, Salvatore, Santo, Aldo, Angelo, Carmela, Domenico, Filippo, Marcello, Nunzio, Vicenzo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sciarrino has seen slight changes in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked the 33,993rd most popular surname and increased to the 34,758th position by 2010, marking a decrease in rank of 2.25%. However, the actual count of individuals with this last name increased from 632 in 2000 to 650 in 2010, showing an increase of 2.85%. The proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased from 0.23 to 0.22 during this period, reflecting a change of -4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,993	#34,758	-2.25%
Count	632	650	2.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sciarrino

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sciarrino, based on the same Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of bearers are of White ethnicity, with a slight increase from 96.99% in 2000 to 97.08% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase from 1.27% to 1.38%, while those identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.11% to 0.92%. There were no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	97.08%	0.09%
Hispanic	1.27%	1.38%	8.66%
Two or More Races	1.11%	0.92%	-17.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%