Explore the Family Name Sunseri

The meaning of Sunseri

Italian (Sicily): occupational name for a pork butcher or renderer of lard, from Sicilian sunza ‘pork fat’ (medieval Latin sungia) + the occupational suffix -eri. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Salvatore, Antonio, Elvira, Domenic, Matteo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sunseri experienced a moderate decrease from 2000 to 2010, dropping by 5.35 ranks from 21,469th place in 2000 to 22,618th in 2010. However, the actual count of people bearing the surname remained unchanged at 1,135 across both years. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 9.52 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,469	#22,618	-5.35%
Count	1,135	1,135	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sunseri

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of people with the Sunseri surname identified as White in both years (94.80% in 2000 and 93.39% in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 1.49% over the decade. Interestingly, the Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase of 53.19%, rising from 2.82% in 2000 to 4.32% in 2010. There was also a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation in 2010, which was previously non-existent in 2000. However, those identifying as two or more races decreased by 37.59%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native representation disappeared entirely in 2010 after accounting for 0.62% in 2000. The Black ethnicity had no representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.8%	93.39%	-1.49%
Hispanic	2.82%	4.32%	53.19%
Two or More Races	1.41%	0.88%	-37.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0%	0%