Explore the Family Name Stefanelli

The meaning of Stefanelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Stefanello, a pet form of Stefano. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmel, Enrico, Enzo, Gaetano, Gilda, Primo, Sal, Salvatore, Sandro, Sesto, Stefano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stefanelli has shown a slight increase in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving up from 26,361 to 26,313, an improvement of 0.18%. The count of people with the Stefanelli surname has also increased during this period, growing from 871 to 928, a rise of 6.54%. However, the proportion per 100,000 decreased by -3.12%, dropping from 0.32 to 0.31.

20002010Change
Rank#26,361#26,3130.18%
Count8719286.54%
Proportion per 100k0.320.31-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stefanelli

The ethnicity distribution for the Stefanelli surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen some changes from 2000 to 2010. There was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and a slight increase in those identifying with two or more races, going up from 0.80% to 0.86%. The percentage of Stefanellis identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.64% to 93.97%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 2.53% to 4.42%. No change was observed in the Black community and the American Indian and Alaskan Native community within the holders of the Stefanelli surname.

20002010Change
White95.64%93.97%-1.75%
Hispanic2.53%4.42%74.7%
Two or More Races0.8%0.86%7.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.54%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%