Explore the Family Name Spampinato

The meaning of Spampinato

Italian (southern): from spampinato ‘defoliated, thinned out’ (from spampinare, spampanare ‘to strip of vine leaves’), perhaps used as a nickname for someone who was bald or balding. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Mario, Onofrio, Rosario, Alfonso, Angelina, Antonio, Carmelo, Clemente, Fabrizio, Fabio, Gaetano, Natale, Salvatore, Vincenzo.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Spampinato has seen a slight decrease in its ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from the 37,429th position to the 38,332nd. Despite this drop in rank, the total number of people bearing this surname increased by 3.21% during the same period, rising from 560 in 2000 to 578 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the name Spampinato decreased by 4.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#38,332	-2.41%
Count	560	578	3.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spampinato

In regards to Ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Spampinato identify as White. In 2000, this group represented 95% of all Spampinatos, dropping slightly to 94.46% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity within this surname is Hispanic, which saw a significant increase of 59.21% over the decade, growing from 3.04% in 2000 to 4.84% in 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Two or more races remained negligible or even dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95%	94.46%	-0.57%
Hispanic	3.04%	4.84%	59.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.43%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%