Explore the Family Name Scorsone

The meaning of Scorsone

Italian (Sicily): nickname from scursuni, Sicilian form of Italian scorzone, denoting a type of snake. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenica, Ernesto, Francesco, Hermina, Santo, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Scorsone saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 49,057th but dropped to 49,461st in 2010, marking a slight decrease of 0.82%. Simultaneously, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 403 in 2000 to 425 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 5.46%. Nevertheless, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 6.67%, indicating that while the number of people with the Scorsone surname increased, it did not keep pace with overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,057	#49,461	-0.82%
Count	403	425	5.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scorsone

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Scorsone surname identified as white, although there was a minimal decrease in this group from 97.77% in 2000 to 95.53% in 2010. A new development was the appearance of Hispanics among the bearers of the Scorsone name, accounting for 2.35% of the total in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races slightly decreased from 1.24% in 2000 to 1.18% in 2010. No significant changes were observed in other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.77%	95.53%	-2.29%
Hispanic	0%	2.35%	0%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.18%	-4.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%