Explore the Family Name De Feo

The meaning of De Feo

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Feo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Salvatore, Cesare, Domenic, Luigi, Pasquale, Pio, Rocco, Sal, Vito, Agostino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname De Feo saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, De Feo was ranked as the 10,513th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 11,415th position. This represents an 8.58% decrease in rankings. Similarly, the actual count of individuals with the De Feo surname also decreased from 2,803 in 2000 to 2,760 in 2010, marking a 1.53% drop. The proportion per 100k people also shrunk from 1.04 to 0.94 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,513	#11,415	-8.58%
Count	2,803	2,760	-1.53%
Proportion per 100k	1.04	0.94	-9.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Feo

In terms of ethnicity for the De Feo surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes from 2000 to 2010. While the percentage of White individuals with this last name declined slightly from 96.58% to 94.86%, the Hispanic segment saw a significant growth of 62.96%, rising from 1.89% to 3.08%. Additionally, the proportions of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races also increased, moving from 0.86% to 1.05% and 0.61% to 0.80% respectively. During this period, there were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.58%	94.86%	-1.78%
Hispanic	1.89%	3.08%	62.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.86%	1.05%	22.09%
Two or More Races	0.61%	0.8%	31.15%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%