Explore the Family Name Strano

The meaning of Strano

Italian (Sicily): nickname from dialect stranu ‘strange’, ‘odd’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Sal, Salvatore, Antonio, Orazio, Agatino, Alessandro, Carmela, Carmelo, Corrado, Domenica, Sebastiano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Strano has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 55,376 in 2000 to 56,710 in 2010, marking a drop of 2.41%. However, the overall count of people with this surname increased by 3.75%, rising from 347 to 360. The proportion of individuals with the surname Strano per 100,000 population dipped by 7.69%, moving from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#56,710	-2.41%
Count	347	360	3.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Strano

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Strano also saw some changes from 2000 to 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, 1.39% of the people with this surname identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, an ethnicity not represented in the 2000 data. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by 19.65%, from 1.73% to 1.39%. The majority of people with this surname are White, though this percentage has decreased slightly from 96.25% to 92.78%. There was a significant increase in the percentage who identify as Hispanic - from 1.44% in 2000 to 4.17% in 2010, a whopping change of 189.58%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	92.78%	-3.61%
Hispanic	1.44%	4.17%	189.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.39%	0%
Two or More Races	1.73%	1.39%	-19.65%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%