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    The surname Alaimo

    An Italian surname, carried by 2,107 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A450

    Alaimo: #14,233 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Alaimo #14,233, 2,107 people Alaimo: #14,233 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Alaimo #14,233, 2,107 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alaimo is more common than 91.2% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Alaimo.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,107 people named Alaimo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,533 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,976.

    #14,233
    rank among US surnames
    2,107
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.6%
    change since 2000 (was #14,006)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,227Kepner2,108146,464
    #14,233Gully2,107146,533
    #14,238Hassinger2,106146,603

    Who is named Alaimo

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Alaimo identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Alaimos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marc Alaimo
      American actor (b. 1942)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Alaimo

    Alaimo has the Soundex code A450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A450.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Alaimo come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Alaimo.
    How common is the surname Alaimo?
    2,107 people in the United States had the surname Alaimo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,533 Americans. It ranked 14,233rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Alaimo?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Alaimo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Alaimo?
    Marc Alaimo, American actor (b. 1942).
    Where is the surname Alaimo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Alaimo in the United States.
    Is the surname Alaimo getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,107 in 2010, up 6.6%.