Explore the Family Name De Gaetano

The meaning of De Gaetano

Italian: variant of Di Gaetano. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Angelo, Alicia, Aniello, Carmella, Demetrio, Dino, Gaspar, Giuseppe, Rocco, Rosario, Sante, Santi, Santo, Tullio, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Gaetano showed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 27,085 in popularity and slipped to 27,707 in 2010, making a decline of -2.3 percent. However, the count of people with this surname actually grew from 841 to 868, indicating a 3.21 percent increase. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by -6.45 percent from 0.31 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,085	#27,707	-2.3%
Count	841	868	3.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Gaetano

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most people with the De Gaetano surname identified as White. However, there were slight shifts in the distribution over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.12 to 93.09, a -2.13 percent change. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.73 to 3.92, a significant jump of 43.59 percent. There was also a small increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races, 29.58 and 32.06 percent respectively. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.12%	93.09%	-2.13%
Hispanic	2.73%	3.92%	43.59%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1.73%	32.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0.92%	29.58%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%