Explore the Family Name Senese

The meaning of Senese

Italian: habitational name for someone from Siena, a shortened form of Sienese ‘inhabitant of Siena’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Vito, Angelo, Carmine, Dante, Dino, Filomena, Francesca, Giuliano, Maurizio, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Senese has seen a slight decline in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Senese was ranked as the 27,475th most common surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 28,215th place - a drop of 2.69%. However, while its ranking decreased, the actual count of people with this surname marginally increased from 826 to 848, a rise of 2.66%. The proportion of people with this name per 100,000 also declined by 6.45% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,475	#28,215	-2.69%
Count	826	848	2.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Senese

Regarding ethnic identity associated with the surname Senese, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates some interesting changes. The majority of individuals with the surname identify as White, though there was a minor decrease from 97.46% in 2000 to 95.99% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the number of people identifying as Hispanic increased dramatically from 0.73% to 2.59%, a growth of 254.79%. Similarly, those identifying as Black saw an increase from 0.61% to 1.06%, a rise of 73.77%. In contrast, those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.61% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.46%	95.99%	-1.51%
Hispanic	0.73%	2.59%	254.79%
Black	0.61%	1.06%	73.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%