Explore the Family Name Speranza

The meaning of Speranza

Italian: from the omen or devotional personal name Speranza, from speranza ‘hope’, borne by both males and females. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Santo, Arcangelo, Attilio, Camillo, Carmine, Domenica, Enrico, Giovanni, Luigi, Maurizio, Pasqualina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Speranza saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 17,996th most popular surname, dropping to 19,257th in 2010, a change of -7.01%. In terms of counts, there were slightly fewer individuals with the surname Speranza in 2010 (1,408) than there were in 2000 (1,430), a decline of -1.54%. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname also decreased from 0.53 to 0.48, a change of -9.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,996	#19,257	-7.01%
Count	1,430	1,408	-1.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.48	-9.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Speranza

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Speranza identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease of -0.21% over the decade. The second largest ethnic identity group was Hispanic, with an increase of 10.20% from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname increased by 22.86%, while the group identifying as two or more races decreased by -24.11%. No individuals with the surname Speranza identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	95.88%	-0.21%
Hispanic	2.45%	2.7%	10.2%
Two or More Races	1.12%	0.85%	-24.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.35%	0.43%	22.86%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%