Explore the Family Name De Matteo

The meaning of De Matteo

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Matteo. Compare Di Matteo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Salvatore, Angelo, Carmine, Elio, Guido, Annamarie, Benedetto, Carlo, Emelio, Gino, Pasquale.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname De Matteo saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 13,503 in 2000, it slipped to 13,893 in 2010, marking a 2.89% drop. However, the count of individuals with this last name actually increased by 5.23%, from 2,065 in 2000 to 2,173 in 2010. Despite this increase in numbers, the proportion per 100,000 dropped slightly from 0.77 to 0.74, a decrease of 3.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,503	#13,893	-2.89%
Count	2,065	2,173	5.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.74	-3.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Matteo

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the De Matteo surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts. The largest group identifying with this surname is White, which decreased from 97.09% in 2000 to 94.62% in 2010. There was a significant increase (110%) in the Hispanic population using the De Matteo surname, rising from 1.60% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also saw an increase, up 48.28% from 0.87% in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010. Populations identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander were listed in 2000 (0.24%), but this data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy. The Black population associated with this surname remained unchanged, while American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the 2010 census at 0.37%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.09%	94.62%	-2.54%
Hispanic	1.6%	3.36%	110%
Two or More Races	0.87%	1.29%	48.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.37%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.24%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%