Explore the Family Name Terenzi

The meaning of Terenzi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Terenzio, from Latin Terentius. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Marino, Antonio, Aldo, Armando, Alipio, Americo, Dante, Enio, Guido, Italo, Primo, Saverio.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Terenzi has seen minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Terenzi was ranked 52,403rd most popular surname in the United States with 372 individuals bearing this name, representing approximately 0.14 people per every 100,000. By 2010, the rank fell slightly to 54,055 and the count increased marginally to 382, a growth of 2.69%. Despite this slight increase in numbers, the proportion of people with the Terenzi surname per 100k dropped by 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,403	#54,055	-3.15%
Count	372	382	2.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Terenzi

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Terenzi, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows little change over the period of a decade. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 97.31% in 2000 and declining slightly to 96.86% in 2010. People identifying their ethnicity as two or more races made up 1.34% of the Terenzis in 2000, increasing to 1.57% in 2010. The percentage of Hispanics also saw a small decline from 1.34% to 1.31% during the same period. The census data did not record any individuals with the Terenzi surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.31%	96.86%	-0.46%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.57%	17.16%
Hispanic	1.34%	1.31%	-2.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%