Explore the Family Name Segreto

The meaning of Segreto

Italian: 1. nickname from Old Italian segreto ‘confidant’ (from Latin secretum literally ‘hidden place’, hence ‘personal business, secret’). 2. occupational name from medieval Greek sekretōn, literally ‘from the hidden place’, i.e. ‘financial administrator’, likewise a derivative of Latin secretum. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Luigi, Pio, Rocco, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Segreto has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Segreto was ranked 49,366 in terms of popularity and had a count of 400. By 2010, the rank slightly improved to 49,268 with a count of 427, representing an increase of 6.75%. However, the proportion of individuals with the Segreto surname per 100k people decreased by 6.67% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,366	#49,268	0.2%
Count	400	427	6.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Segreto

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Segreto surname identify as White. This group increased marginally from 93.25% in 2000 to 94.15% in 2010. The Hispanics were the second-largest ethnic group, though their percentage decreased from 5% to 4.45%. A small fraction identified as belonging to two or more races, which also saw a decrease from 1.50% to 1.17%. There were no reported instances of individuals with the Segreto surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.25%	94.15%	0.97%
Hispanic	5%	4.45%	-11%
Two or More Races	1.5%	1.17%	-22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%