Explore the Family Name Speno

The meaning of Speno

Probably an Americanized form of southern Italian Spena: from the omen or well-wishing name Spena, from Old Italian spene ‘hope’ (from Latin spes). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Nunzio.

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

The surname Speno, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight shift in popularity over time. In 2000, Speno was ranked 58,999 in terms of popularity, and by 2010, it had climbed to a rank of 61,436. This represents a slight decline of about 4.13%. However, the actual count of people with the Speno surname increased slightly from 321 in 2000 to 327 in 2010, an increase of 1.87%. The proportion of individuals with the Speno surname per 100k population also saw a minor decrease from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, a change of -8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#61,436	-4.13%
Count	321	327	1.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Speno

With regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals bearing the Speno surname identify as White, with 97.51% in 2000 and 96.02% in 2010. There was a small decline of 1.53% in this category during this period. Interestingly, the census recorded a new entry for Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which was not present in 2000. Additionally, the category of two or more races, which represented 1.56% of the Speno surname bearers in 2000, was no longer recorded in 2010. There were no changes in the categories Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with all remaining at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	96.02%	-1.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.53%	0%
Two or More Races	1.56%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%