Explore the Family Name D’ascenzo

The meaning of D’ascenzo

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Ascenzo, a namepopularly given to babies born on Ascension Day. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Domenic, Franco, Gabriele, Romeo. German Manfred. Spanish Anselmo, Elia, Lamberto, Ovidio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname D’Ascenzo has seen a slight decrease in popularity. In 2000, it was ranked as the 44,350th most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 47,107th spot, showing a decline of 6.22%. Similarly, the count of people bearing the surname also dipped slightly from 457 in 2000 to 451 in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.31%. This trend is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which fell from 0.17 to 0.15 over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,350	#47,107	-6.22%
Count	457	451	-1.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

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

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname D’Ascenzo, the Decennial U.S. Census data show that it is overwhelmingly identified with individuals of White ethnicity. In 2000, 97.59% of the people with this surname identified as White, and this figure remained virtually unchanged in 2010, decreasing by just 0.26% to 97.34%. A small percentage of D’Ascenzo's identified as Hispanic, although this group also decreased slightly, from 1.97% in 2000 to 1.55% in 2010. No significant number of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.59%	97.34%	-0.26%
Hispanic	1.97%	1.55%	-21.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%