Explore the Family Name Serpe

The meaning of Serpe

1. Italian: nickname from serpe ‘reptile, serpent’. 2. In some cases possibly also French: from Old French sarpe (hypercorrected to serpe) ‘scythe, sickle’, used as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of such implements. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmelo, Carmine, Gaetano, Luciano, Salvatore, Annamaria, Fausto, Ferdinando, Sal.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Serpe saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. While it was ranked 37,319 in terms of prevalence in 2000, it fell to 40,672 by 2010, marking an approximately 9% decrease in ranking. The number of individuals bearing the surname also declined from 562 in 2000 to 537 in 2010, a drop of 4.45%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,319	#40,672	-8.98%
Count	562	537	-4.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Serpe

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Serpe remained predominantly White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, with an increase from 96.62% in 2000 to 97.02% in 2010. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the Serpe surname saw a small increase of about 5%, going from 1.60% to 1.68% over the same period. The percentage of individuals identifying as being part of two or more races, however, dropped from 1.07% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented among individuals with the Serpe surname during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.62%	97.02%	0.41%
Hispanic	1.6%	1.68%	5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.07%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%