Explore the Family Name De Francis

The meaning of De Francis

Americanized form of Italian De Francisci (or perhaps of some other similar cognate): patronymic from the personal name Francisco, a variant of Francesco ‘Francis’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Gino.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Francis has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 57,544 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 65,066, representing a change of -13.07%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a reduction, from 331 in 2000 to 305 in 2010, marking a decline of -7.85%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the De Francis name dropped from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, a change rate of -16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,544	#65,066	-13.07%
Count	331	305	-7.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Francis

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the De Francis surname identified as White in both years, although there was a slight decrease of -5.17%, from 93.35% in 2000 to 88.52% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the proportion of those of Hispanic descent saw a significant increase of 72.18%, rising from 5.14% in 2000 to 8.85% in 2010. Additionally, the data records a small percentage (2.3%) of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, a category that was not represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.35%	88.52%	-5.17%
Hispanic	5.14%	8.85%	72.18%
Two or More Races	0%	2.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%