Explore the Family Name Varano

The meaning of Varano

Italian: habitational name from any of various places throughout Italy called Varano; the district so named in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples province) and the one in Teramo have probably contributed the most to the surname. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Sal, Angelo, Antonio, Concetta, Dante, Graziella, Nicola, Oreste, Pasquale, Raffaele, Rocco.

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

The surname Varano experienced a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was the 28,088th most popular surname, while in 2010 it ranked 28,176th. Despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals carrying the Varano name actually increased by 5.73%, from 803 people in 2000 to 849 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by 3.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,088	#28,176	-0.31%
Count	803	849	5.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Varano

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Varano also underwent some shifts during this decade, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with the Varano surname identified as White, making up 97.88% of all Varnos in 2000 and 96.47% in 2010, a decrease of 1.44%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 0.75% in 2000 to 2.12% in 2010, a substantial growth of 182.67%. There were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.88%	96.47%	-1.44%
Hispanic	0.75%	2.12%	182.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%