Explore the Family Name Virgili

The meaning of Virgili

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Virgilio. 2. Catalan: from the personal name Virgili, Catalan equivalent to Virgilio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Gino, Luciano, Marino, Romano, Vittorio. Spanish Marcelo, Amadio, Eduardo, Elvira, Esteban, Jaime, Orlando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Virgili saw a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 72,022, but by 2010 it had moved up to 70,403 - a change of approximately 2.25%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 252 in 2000 to 278 in 2010, marking a growth of 10.32%. However, the proportion per 100k remained steady at 0.09, indicating that while the number of people named Virgili grew, it did so roughly in line with the general population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,022	#70,403	2.25%
Count	252	278	10.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Virgili

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Virgili surname is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, although there is a small percentage linked to Hispanic identity as well. The data indicates that in 2000 about 86.51% were White which slightly decreased to 85.97% in 2010. Hispanics accounted for 12.3% in 2000, which also experienced a slight decrease to 11.87% in 2010. There were no records of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.51%	85.97%	-0.62%
Hispanic	12.3%	11.87%	-3.5%
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%