Explore the Family Name Stolfi

The meaning of Stolfi

Italian (northern): patronymic from the personal name Stolfo, a shortened form of an ancient Germanic personal name, Astolfo, formed with haist(i) ‘force, valor’ + wulf ‘wolf’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Aldo, Gaetano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stolfi has seen a decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 50,366 and by 2010, it had dropped to 55,741, reflecting a decrease of 10.67%. The count of individuals with this last name also decreased from 390 in 2000 to 368 in 2010, showing a reduction of 5.64%. The proportion per 100k people also fell by 14.29% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#55,741	-10.67%
Count	390	368	-5.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stolfi

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Stolfi, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. For instance, while the surname was almost exclusively associated with White ethnicity in 2000 (96.41%), this percentage declined to 90.22% by 2010. An increase was noted amongst those identifying as Hispanic, with a rise from 2.05% in 2000 to 7.61% in 2010. Interestingly, there was also a small emergence of association with Asian/Pacific Islander identity, which was nonexistent in 2000 but stood at 1.36% by 2010. There were no changes for other ethnic identities such as Black, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.41%	90.22%	-6.42%
Hispanic	2.05%	7.61%	271.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.36%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%