Explore the Family Name De George

The meaning of De George

Americanized form of Italian De Giorgio and Di Giorgio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmela, Sal, Antonio, Carmine, Cataldo, Giacomo, Salvatore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De George has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, De George ranked 11,986 in terms of prevalence among surnames in the U.S., but fell to 12,659 by 2010, indicating a 5.61% drop. However, the actual count of individuals bearing this surname did rise slightly from 2,391 to 2,443 over the same period, an increase of 2.17%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.74%, dropping from 0.89 to 0.83.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,986	#12,659	-5.61%
Count	2,391	2,443	2.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.89	0.83	-6.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De George

The ethnicity of those bearing the De George surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census has shown some fascinating changes over the decade. The majority of De Georges identified as White in both 2000 (96.82%) and 2010 (95.29%), revealing a slight decrease of 1.58%. Although the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons, there was a notable increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic - up from 1.51% in 2000 to 2.91% in 2010, a growth of 92.72%. Similarly, the percentage of De Georges identifying as Black rose from 0.33% to 0.57%, marking a 72.73% increase. There was, however, a decrease in those claiming two or more races, falling from 1.13% to 0.74%, a decrease of 34.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.82%	95.29%	-1.58%
Hispanic	1.51%	2.91%	92.72%
Two or More Races	1.13%	0.74%	-34.51%
Black	0.33%	0.57%	72.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%