How common is the surname Genovese?

5,147 people in the United States had the surname Genovese in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Genovese?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Genovese identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Genovese?

Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian, followed by Kitty Genovese.

Where is the surname Genovese most common?

Wikidata records people named Genovese in the United States.

Is the surname Genovese getting more or less common?

More common. 5,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Genovese

An Italian surname, carried by 5,147 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Genovese is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian.

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 5,147 people named Genovese in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,082.

#6,579

rank among US surnames

5,147

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,198)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,574	McGough	5,150	59,951
#6,576	McCandless	5,149	59,962
#6,578	Hartung	5,148	59,974
#6,579	Lemos	5,147	59,986
#6,583	Hammel	5,146	59,997

Who is named Genovese

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

95% of people named Genovese identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Genoveses

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
American historian, 1941–2007
Kitty Genovese
American murder victim, 1935–1964
Mike Genovese
American actor, born 1942
Eugene Genovese
American historian, writer, academic, educator (1930-2012)

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Genovese come from?: Borrowed from Italian.
How common is the surname Genovese?: 5,147 people in the United States had the surname Genovese in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,986 Americans. It ranked 6,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Genovese?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Genovese identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Genovese?: Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian, followed by Kitty Genovese.
Where is the surname Genovese most common?: Wikidata records people named Genovese in the United States.
Is the surname Genovese getting more or less common?: More common. 5,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,147 in 2010, up 1.3%.