Explore the Family Name D’avanzo

The meaning of D’avanzo

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Avanzo, a popular omen or well-wishing name of the late Middle Ages, meaning ‘advantage’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Livio, Albo, Aldo, Angelo, Antonio, Giorgio, Giuseppe, Lorenzo, Luigi, Marco, Paolo.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname D’Avanzo saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21,273rd most popular surname and dropped to the 21,707th spot by 2010, marking a 2.04% decrease in rank. However, the count of individuals with the D’Avanzo surname rose by 4.44% during this period, from 1,148 in 2000 to 1,199 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion of individuals named D’Avanzo per 100,000 people declined by 4.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,273	#21,707	-2.04%
Count	1,148	1,199	4.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

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

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname D’Avanzo, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.03% in 2000 to 91.91% in 2010. There was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, moving from 3.57% to 5.17%. A small portion of individuals identified as being of two or more races, which increased by 70.51%, while Asian/Pacific Islander representation also emerged in 2010. No data was recorded for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.03%	91.91%	-3.28%
Hispanic	3.57%	5.17%	44.82%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.33%	70.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.08%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%