Explore the Family Name Zanetti

The meaning of Zanetti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Zanetto, a pet form of Zane or Zani (see Zanni). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Marco, Gino, Aldo, Carlo, Domenic, Francesco, Franco, Gilio, Giovanni, Marcello, Maurizio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zanetti saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Initially ranked at 24,243 in the year 2000, it slipped to 26,126 by 2010, marking a change of -7.77%. In terms of population count, there were 969 individuals with the Zanetti surname in 2000 which slightly declined to 937 by 2010, showing a drop of 3.3%. The proportion of the population with this surname also reduced from 0.36 per 100k people to 0.32 over the same period, a decrease of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,243	#26,126	-7.77%
Count	969	937	-3.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.32	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zanetti

The ethnicity composition of individuals with the surname Zanetti also showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 90.82% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 88.26% by 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 7.02% in 2000 to 9.50% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as belonging to two or more ethnicities dropped significantly from 1.75% to 0.96%. Interestingly, the category "American Indian and Alaskan Native" emerged in 2010 with 0.53%, where it had not been represented in 2000. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander and Black had no representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.82%	88.26%	-2.82%
Hispanic	7.02%	9.5%	35.33%
Two or More Races	1.75%	0.96%	-45.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%