Explore the Family Name Sclafani

The meaning of Sclafani

Italian (Sicily): habitational name from Sclafani Bagni, in the Palermo region, probably so named from Latin scaphula ‘little boat, skiff’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Mario, Sal, Gasper, Angelo, Antonio, Damiano, Francesco, Luciano, Santo, Amadeo, Amedio, Carmello.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sclafani saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 13,513th most popular surname, dropping to 14,374th by 2010, indicating a decrease of 6.37%. Despite this fall in rank, the actual number of people named Sclafani increased slightly from 2,062 to 2,080, a growth of 0.87%. However, the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people decreased by 6.58% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,513	#14,374	-6.37%
Count	2,062	2,080	0.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.71	-6.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sclafani

When looking at the ethnicity of those with the Sclafani surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority identified as White, accounting for 94.08% in 2000 and 91.06% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 4.85% in 2000 to 7.31% in 2010, a change of 50.72%. Additionally, there was a notable increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races, jumping from 0.58% in 2000 to 0.96% in 2010. The count of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable, while no individuals reported Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.08%	91.06%	-3.21%
Hispanic	4.85%	7.31%	50.72%
Two or More Races	0.58%	0.96%	65.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.38%	-2.56%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%