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    The surname Cerniglia

    An Italian surname, carried by 1,186 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex C652

    Cerniglia: #21,895 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cerniglia #21,895, 1,186 people Cerniglia: #21,895 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cerniglia #21,895, 1,186 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cerniglia is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Cerniglia.

    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 1,186 people named Cerniglia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,131.

    #21,895
    rank among US surnames
    1,186
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #21,526)

    Who is named Cerniglia

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

    95% of people named Cerniglia identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cerniglia come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Cerniglia.
    How common is the surname Cerniglia?
    1,186 people in the United States had the surname Cerniglia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. It ranked 21,895th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cerniglia?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cerniglia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Cerniglia getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,186 in 2010, up 4.9%.