Explore the Family Name De Biase

The meaning of De Biase

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Biase, one of the many vernacular forms derived from Latin Blasius. Compare Di Biase. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Sal, Salvatore, Attilio, Cosmo, Domenic, Gaetano, Gino, Giuseppe, Guido, Marco, Rocco.

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How common is the last name De Biase in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname De Biase has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 24,873rd in terms of prevalence and fell to 26,695th by 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 7.33%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 939 in 2000 to 912 in 2010, a decline of about 2.88%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people saw an 11.43% drop over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,873	#26,695	-7.33%
Count	939	912	-2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.31	-11.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Biase

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname De Biase, again drawing from the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see a shift during the decade. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (94.78%), but by 2010, while still the majority, that percentage had dropped slightly to 90.46%. Over the same period, there was a significant rise in those identifying as Hispanic, from 3.73% to 7.24%. Those identifying as two or more races also increased from 0.75% to 1.54%. However, there were no changes among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during this time, remaining at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.78%	90.46%	-4.56%
Hispanic	3.73%	7.24%	94.1%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.54%	105.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%