Explore the Family Name Simonette

The meaning of Simonette

1. Americanized form of Italian Simonetti or Simonetta. 2. Americanized form of French Simonet, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Benedetto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Simonette has decreased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 67,936 in 2000 to 84,748 in 2010, a decline of roughly 25%. Similarly, the count of people with the Simonette surname fell by approximately 18% from 271 in 2000 to 221 in 2010. This decrease is also reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which went down by 30% from 0.1 to 0.07 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,936	#84,748	-24.75%
Count	271	221	-18.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.07	-30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Simonette

When it comes to the ethnicity of those bearing the Simonette surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows changes between 2000 and 2010. There was a notable increase of about 71% in the percentage of people identifying as two or more races, rising from 1.85% to 3.17%. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased around 4% from 85.98% to 82.35%. The proportion of those identifying as Black saw an increase, going up by 37.27% from 9.23% to 12.67%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 2.21% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.98%	82.35%	-4.22%
Black	9.23%	12.67%	37.27%
Two or More Races	1.85%	3.17%	71.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%