How common is the surname Gennaro?

1,304 people in the United States had the surname Gennaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,768 Americans. It ranked 20,382nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gennaro?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gennaro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Gennaro getting more or less common?

More common. 1,278 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,304 in 2010, up 2.0%.

Is Gennaro also a first name?

Yes. Gennaro is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gennaro

An Italian surname, carried by 1,304 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gennaro is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Gennaro, from Latin Iānuārius. Doublet of January.

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 1,304 people named Gennaro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,768 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,278.

#20,382

rank among US surnames

1,304

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #19,537)

Who is named Gennaro

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

94% of people named Gennaro identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gennaro come from?: Borrowed from Italian Gennaro, from Latin Iānuārius. Doublet of January.
How common is the surname Gennaro?: 1,304 people in the United States had the surname Gennaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,768 Americans. It ranked 20,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gennaro?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gennaro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Gennaro getting more or less common?: More common. 1,278 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,304 in 2010, up 2.0%.
Is Gennaro also a first name?: Yes. Gennaro is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.