Explore the Family Name Sgambati

The meaning of Sgambati

Italian: nickname from a derivative of gamba ‘leg’, used to denote a lame person or someone without a leg or legs. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alfonse, Elio, Salvatore, Alessandro, Angelo, Guerino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sgambati has slightly increased from the year 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 45,829 and moved up to rank 45,495 in 2010, an increase of about 0.73%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 439 to 470, indicating a growth rate of about 7.06% over the decade. Despite these shifts, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,829	#45,495	0.73%
Count	439	470	7.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sgambati

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the Sgambati surname, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's been a minor fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. The majority of bearers of this surname identify as White, accounting for 92.26% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 92.98% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity is Hispanic, which decreased from 5.69% to 4.89%. Interestingly, the data shows that by 2010, there were a small number of individuals (1.49%) identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, where there were none reported in 2000. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native or having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.26%	92.98%	0.78%
Hispanic	5.69%	4.89%	-14.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.49%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%