Explore the Family Name Dal Porto

The meaning of Dal Porto

Italian: topographic name from porto ‘port, harbor’, preceded by dal, fused preposition and article meaning ‘from the’ or ‘of the’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Evo, Lido, Pietro, Reno, Santino, Secondo.

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How common is the last name Dal Porto in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dal Porto has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 48,293 in 2000 to 47,966 in 2010, marking a change of 0.68 percent. The number of individuals carrying the Dal Porto surname also rose from 411 in 2000 to 441 in 2010, indicating a 7.3 percent increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,293	#47,966	0.68%
Count	411	441	7.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dal Porto

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Dal Porto surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 92.70 percent to 90.48 percent. There was no recorded change in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The percentage of people with the Dal Porto surname identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 3.89 percent in 2000 to 5.90 percent in 2010, representing a 51.67 percent change. The category of two or more races also saw an increase, going from 2.19 percent in 2000 to 2.95 percent in 2010, a rise of 34.70 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.7%	90.48%	-2.39%
Hispanic	3.89%	5.9%	51.67%
Two or More Races	2.19%	2.95%	34.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%