Explore the Family Name Zanghi

The meaning of Zanghi

Italian (Zanghì): 1. nickname for a peevish, cantankerous man, from medieval Greek tsangos ‘rancid, mouldy, rank’. 2. variant of Zanchì, a metonymic occupational name for a bootmaker, from medieval Greek tsangē ‘boot’ (see Zangari). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Sal, Salvatore, Carmello, Dario, Domenic, Fortunato, Natale, Rito, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zanghi was ranked 30,645 in terms of popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to 32,123 by 2010, revealing a decrease of 4.82%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals bearing the Zanghi surname remained constant at 718 from 2000 to 2010. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Zanghi surname decreased by 11.11% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,645	#32,123	-4.82%
Count	718	718	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zanghi

Turning to ethnicity, Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Zanghi identify as White, accounting for 97.08% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 95.82% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 1.25% in 2000, but increased by 56.00% to account for 1.95% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnic identities also saw an increase from 0.70% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010. However, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native went from 0.84% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. The data showed no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black among the Zanghi surname holders for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.08%	95.82%	-1.3%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.95%	56%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0.97%	38.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0%	0%