Explore the Family Name Sordillo

The meaning of Sordillo

Italian: from a diminutive of Sordo, which is from sordo ‘deaf’; the suffix -illo is a southern variant of -ello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Carmelina, Gilda, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sordillo has increased in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 106,477th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 90,853rd position, reflecting an improvement of approximately 14.67%. The number of individuals carrying the Sordillo surname also increased from 155 to 203 during this period, a growth rate of nearly 31%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals rose slightly from 0.06 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#106,477	#90,853	14.67%
Count	155	203	30.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.07	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sordillo

Regarding its ethnic identity, the Sordillo surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. As of 2000, about 95.48% of those bearing the surname identified as White, and this figure only slightly declined to 94.58% by 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there was a small emergence of Sordillos identifying as Hispanic in 2010, making up 2.96% of the total. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.48%	94.58%	-0.94%
Hispanic	0%	2.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%