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    The surname Colosimo

    An Italian surname, carried by 1,481 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex C425

    Colosimo: #18,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Colosimo #18,601, 1,481 people Colosimo: #18,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Colosimo #18,601, 1,481 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colosimo is more common than 88.5% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Colosimo.

    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 1,481 people named Colosimo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,471 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,507.

    #18,601
    rank among US surnames
    1,481
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #17,296)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,596Winnett1,482208,330
    #18,601Beerman1,481208,471
    #18,609Bosquez1,480208,612

    Who is named Colosimo

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

    95% of people named Colosimo identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Colosimos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Simon Colosimo
      Australian soccer player, born 1979

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Colosimo

    Colosimo has the Soundex code C425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C425.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Colosimo come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Colosimo.
    How common is the surname Colosimo?
    1,481 people in the United States had the surname Colosimo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,471 Americans. It ranked 18,601st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Colosimo?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Colosimo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Colosimo?
    Simon Colosimo, Australian soccer player.
    Where is the surname Colosimo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Colosimo in Australia.
    Is the surname Colosimo getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,481 in 2010, down 1.7%.