Explore the Family Name Stagno

The meaning of Stagno

Italian: topographic name from stagno ‘pond’ or a habitational name from a place called with this word, such as Stagno Lombardo in Cremona province. In some instances it may also be a nickname, from the vocabulary word stagno ‘solder’ in the sense of ‘strong, robust’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Angelo, Orlando, Arcangelo, Arturo, Pietro, Sergio, Tino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stagno has experienced a mild decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 73,412 in terms of popularity and fell slightly to a rank of 76,029 in 2010, indicative of a 3.56% drop. However, the count of individuals carrying the surname increased by 2.85%, rising from 246 in 2000 to 253 in 2010. The proportion of the surname per 100k remained constant at 0.09 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#76,029	-3.56%
Count	246	253	2.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stagno

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals several shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander with the surname Stagno decreased to zero by 2010, while those identifying as belonging to two or more ethnicities increased by approximately 16.75%. The prevalence of the surname among the White population also saw an increase of about 2.03%, climbing from 90.65% in 2000 to 92.49% in 2010. However, there was a notable decrease of 27.05% in the Hispanic community. No changes were observed among Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.65%	92.49%	2.03%
Hispanic	4.88%	3.56%	-27.05%
Two or More Races	2.03%	2.37%	16.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.03%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%