Explore the Family Name D’acunto

The meaning of D’acunto

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Acunto, from Greek Akontēs, borne by a minor Greek mythological figure, an Arcadian prince Acontes. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Annalisa, Franco, Gennaro, Giuseppe, Sal, Sebastiano, Silvio.

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How common is the last name D’acunto in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname D’Acunto saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Its rank jumped from 59,916 in 2000 to 58,604 in 2010, marking a 2.19% change. Correspondingly, the count of individuals with this surname also rose by 9.84%, from 315 to 346 within the same period. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,916	#58,604	2.19%
Count	315	346	9.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name D’acunto

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the D'Acunto surname, there has been some change between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage identifying as White saw a minor decrease from 93.02% to 91.04%. Simultaneously, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 23.15%, rising from 5.40% to 6.65%. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, compared to 1.59% in 2000. There was also the emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, amounting to 1.73% in 2010, while none was recorded in 2000. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.02%	91.04%	-2.13%
Hispanic	5.4%	6.65%	23.15%
Two or More Races	0%	1.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.59%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%