Explore the Family Name D’ercole

The meaning of D’ercole

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Ercole, from Latin Hercules, Greek Heraklēs (see Hercules). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Angelo, Augustino, Dante, Dino, Domenic, Ercole, Ignazio, Olindo, Remo, Salvatore, Silvio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname D’Ercole has seen mild fluctuations in its popularity across the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, D’Ercole ranked 38,320 in terms of popularity and slightly dropped to rank 40,554 by 2010, marking a 5.83% decrease. The count of people carrying this surname also saw a slight decrease from 543 to 539 individuals in the same period, which is approximately a 0.74% drop. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named D’Ercole per 100,000 people in the U.S. decreased by 10% from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#40,554	-5.83%
Count	543	539	-0.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

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

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the D’Ercole surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this population from 98.53% to 95.55% over the decade. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation under this surname increased significantly from 1.10% in 2000 to 2.97% in 2010, marking a remarkable rise of 170%. No significant changes were observed among other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native within the D’Ercole population during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.53%	95.55%	-3.02%
Hispanic	1.1%	2.97%	170%
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%