How common is the surname Parenti?

1,711 people in the United States had the surname Parenti in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,447 Americans. It ranked 16,720th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Parenti?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Parenti identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Parenti?

Michael Parenti, American academic (1933–2026).

Where is the surname Parenti most common?

Wikidata records people named Parenti in the United States.

Is the surname Parenti getting more or less common?

More common. 1,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,711 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Parenti

An Italian surname, carried by 1,711 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parenti is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Parenti.

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 1,711 people named Parenti in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,447 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,665.

#16,720

rank among US surnames

1,711

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,010)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,716	Rasor	1,712	180,342
#16,720	Deeb	1,711	180,447
#16,728	Rivenbark	1,710	180,553

Who is named Parenti

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

94% of people named Parenti identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Parentis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Parenti
American academic (1933–2026)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Parenti

Parenti has the Soundex code P653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P653.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Parenti come from?: Borrowed from Italian Parenti.
How common is the surname Parenti?: 1,711 people in the United States had the surname Parenti in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,447 Americans. It ranked 16,720th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parenti?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Parenti identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Parenti?: Michael Parenti, American academic (1933–2026).
Where is the surname Parenti most common?: Wikidata records people named Parenti in the United States.
Is the surname Parenti getting more or less common?: More common. 1,665 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,711 in 2010, up 2.8%.