Explore the Family Name De Maio

The meaning of De Maio

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Maio, a southern variant of Maggio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carmine, Pasquale, Angelo, Antonio, Cosmo, Dino, Enrico, Carmela, Carmelo, Carmino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname De Maio saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 8,872nd most popular but slipped down to 9,208th by 2010, this represents a drop of 3.79%. However, the number of people with the surname De Maio increased during the same period from 3,394 to 3,542, a growth of 4.36%. The proportion of people named De Maio per 100,000 decreased by 4.76% from 1.26 in 2000 to 1.2 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#8,872#9,208-3.79%
Count3,3943,5424.36%
Proportion per 100k1.261.2-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Maio

When examining ethnicity associated with the De Maio surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see some shifts in percentages from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of people identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic with this surname rose by 42.11% and 45.85% respectively. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as White and those identifying with two or more races declined slightly by 1.09% and 6.59% respectively. There were no recorded individuals within the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for this surname in 2010, unlike in 2000.

20002010Change
White95.14%94.1%-1.09%
Hispanic2.77%4.04%45.85%
Two or More Races0.91%0.85%-6.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.38%0.54%42.11%
Black0.53%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.27%0%0%