Explore the Family Name Zambito

The meaning of Zambito

Italian (southern): variant of Zammito, itself a variant of Zammit. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Ignazio, Ricardo, Liborio, Antonino, Antonio, Galileo, Giovanni, Lorenzo, Paolo, Rocco, Rosario.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Zambito has seen a decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. Originally ranked at 22,973 in 2000, it fell to 24,517 in 2010, reflecting a 6.72% drop. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also experienced a slight decline from 1,040 to 1,020 during the same period, marking a reduction of 1.92%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals bearing the Zambito name per 100,000 people went down by 10.26%, from 0.39 to 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,973	#24,517	-6.72%
Count	1,040	1,020	-1.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.35	-10.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zambito

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Zambito surname as presented in the Decennial U.S. Census data, the largest group identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decline from 96.25% to 92.75%. The Hispanic representation saw significant growth during this period, increasing from 2.12% to 4.80%, a change of 126.42%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Two or More Races rose by 45.22%, accounting for 1.15% in 2000 and 1.67% in 2010. Interestingly, the Black demographic started to appear in 2010, making up 0.49% of the Zambitos, while the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	92.75%	-3.64%
Hispanic	2.12%	4.8%	126.42%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1.67%	45.22%
Black	0%	0.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%