Explore the Family Name Siragusa

The meaning of Siragusa

Italian (Sicily, mostly Palermo): variant of Siracusa. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Santo, Antonino, Bartolo, Franco, Gaeton, Gino, Giuseppe, Matteo, Nino, Sebastiano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Siragusa has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname was 21,455 in the year 2000 and rose to 23,251 by 2010, marking a 8.37% drop in its ranking. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 1,136 to 1,096 within the same period, indicating a 3.52% decrease. Similarly, the proportion of the Siragusa surname per 100,000 people declined by approximately 11.9%, dropping from 0.42 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,455	#23,251	-8.37%
Count	1,136	1,096	-3.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.37	-11.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Siragusa

When focusing on ethnicity, according to Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some notable shifts from 2000 to 2010. For instance, the proportion of people with the Siragusa surname identified as White decreased by 2.72% from 94.45 to 91.88%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with this surname increased significantly by 49.34%, up from 4.58% to 6.84%. Individuals identifying as two or more races saw a decrease of 21.43%. In both years, no individuals with the Siragusa surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, it's worth noting that in 2010, a small percentage (0.55) did identify as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.45%	91.88%	-2.72%
Hispanic	4.58%	6.84%	49.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0.55%	-21.43%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%