Explore the Family Name De Carolis

The meaning of De Carolis

Italian: patronymic from a Latinized form of the personal name Carlo ‘Charles’. It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the broader sense ‘belonging to, of’, in this case ‘member of the Carli family’ (compare Carli). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Dino, Rocco, Vito, Amedeo, Berardino, Domenico, Enrico, Ercole, Erminio, Ezio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Carolis has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. It dropped in rank from 26,419 to 27,845, a change of -5.4%. In terms of raw counts, there were 869 individuals with the De Carolis name in 2000, which decreased marginally to 862 by 2010, a decline of -0.81%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also fell by -9.38% during the same period.

20002010Change
Rank#26,419#27,845-5.4%
Count869862-0.81%
Proportion per 100k0.320.29-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Carolis

In regards to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of those with the De Carolis surname identify as White, with 96.78% in 2000 and a barely changed 96.75% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, showing a slight decrease from 2.07% in 2000 to 1.86% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2010, 0.70% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, where no such data was recorded in 2000. Individuals identifying with two or more races were recorded at 1.04% in 2000, but this category was not recorded in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White96.78%96.75%-0.03%
Hispanic2.07%1.86%-10.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.7%0%
Two or More Races1.04%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%