Explore the Family Name De Meo

The meaning of De Meo

Italian: variant of Di Meo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rocco, Romeo, Carmine, Salvatore, Alfonse, Amadeo, Amedeo, Antonio, Attilio, Benedetto, Caesar.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname De Meo saw a slight decrease in rank from 11,737 in 2000 to 11,894 in 2010, marking a change of -1.34%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 7.69%, rising from 2,444 to 2,632 within the same ten-year span. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.91 to 0.89, reflecting a -2.2% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,737	#11,894	-1.34%
Count	2,444	2,632	7.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.89	-2.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Meo

When examining the ethnic identities associated with the De Meo surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase from 0.45% to 1.37%, which is a 204.44% change. Those identifying themselves as part of two or more ethnicities dropped minimally from 1.39% to 1.06%, indicating a -23.74% change. Individuals identifying as White remained the majority, although their percentage dropped slightly from 96.03% to 93.43%. There was a substantial increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.72% to 3.42%. Lastly, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities, previously suppressed or non-existent in 2000, were reported as 0.53% and 0.19% respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.03%	93.43%	-2.71%
Hispanic	1.72%	3.42%	98.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	1.37%	204.44%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.06%	-23.74%
Black	0%	0.53%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.19%	0%