Explore the Family Name Spallone

The meaning of Spallone

Italian (southern): from an augmentative of Spalla or from the vocabulary word spallone denoting someone who carried something with a strap. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Marco, Salvatore, Silvio, Umberto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Spallone experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 34,071 among all surnames but fell to 36,379 by 2010, marking a -6.77% change. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 630 in 2000 to 615 in 2010, showing a -2.38% change. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people dropped from 0.23 to 0.21, indicating an -8.7% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,071	#36,379	-6.77%
Count	630	615	-2.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spallone

The ethnicity associated with the last name Spallone varied over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Predominantly, this surname has been most common within the White ethnic group, although there was a minor decrease from 96.51% in 2000 to 94.31% in 2010. There was a notable increase in its occurrence among the Hispanic community, rising from 1.75% in 2000 to 2.76% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a small drop from 1.27% to 1.14%. There were no individuals with the surname Spallone who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, those identifying with two or more races emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	94.31%	-2.28%
Hispanic	1.75%	2.76%	57.71%
Two or More Races	0%	1.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.27%	1.14%	-10.24%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%