Explore the Family Name De Paolo

The meaning of De Paolo

Italian: variant of Di Paolo. Compare De Paulo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Amato, Angelo, Rocco, Salvatore, Camillo, Carlo, Carmello, Carmine, Ciro, Cono, Gino, Nunzi.

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

The surname De Paolo has seen a rise in popularity over the years, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked 21,694th in terms of popularity and climbed to 21,119th by 2010, marking a 2.65% increase. The count of individuals with the De Paolo surname also grew from 1,119 in 2000 to 1,243 in 2010, indicating an 11.08% growth. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also slightly increased from 0.41 to 0.42 in the same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,694	#21,119	2.65%
Count	1,119	1,243	11.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.42	2.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Paolo

The ethnic identity associated with the De Paolo surname has also seen some changes, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the white population with the De Paolo surname decreased from 95.35% in 2000 to 93.08% in 2010, there were increases among other ethnicities. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders went up from 0.45% to 0.80%, while those identifying with two or more races rose from 1.43% to 1.69%. There was also a significant increase in the Hispanic population, climbing from 2.32% in 2000 to 3.94% in 2010. Although previously unrecorded, the 2010 census noted that 0.48% of those with the De Paolo surname identified as Black. American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.35%	93.08%	-2.38%
Hispanic	2.32%	3.94%	69.83%
Two or More Races	1.43%	1.69%	18.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	0.8%	77.78%
Black	0%	0.48%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%