Explore the Family Name Scognamiglio

The meaning of Scognamiglio

Italian (Campania): nickname composed of scognà, scugnà ‘thresh’ + miglio ‘millet’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Scognamiglio experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 65,862nd most popular name in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 67,126th position, representing a drop of 1.92%. Despite this, the actual count of people with the Scognamiglio surname increased from 281 in 2000 to 294 in 2010, indicating growth of 4.63%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,862	#67,126	-1.92%
Count	281	294	4.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scognamiglio

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Scognamiglio also saw some changes, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The vast majority of individuals with this last name identified as White in both 2000 (96.44%) and 2010 (95.58%), though this percentage slightly declined. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a more significant decrease from 2.49% in 2000 to 2.04% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals with the Scognamiglio surname identifying with two or more races in 2010, while no such record existed in 2000. It's worth noting that there were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.44%	95.58%	-0.89%
Hispanic	2.49%	2.04%	-18.07%
Two or More Races	0%	1.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%