Explore the Family Name De Pasquale

The meaning of De Pasquale

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Pasquale (see Pascal). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Carmine, Rocco, Carmelo, Mauro, Sal, Antonio, Attilio, Concetta, Cosimo, Cosmo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname De Pasquale experienced a small decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 9215 in 2000 to 9836 in 2010, denoting a 6.74% decline. However, interestingly, the count, or total number of individuals with the surname, actually increased slightly by 1.08% over the same period, going from 3255 to 3290. The proportion of people bearing this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 7.44%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,215	#9,836	-6.74%
Count	3,255	3,290	1.08%
Proportion per 100k	1.21	1.12	-7.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Pasquale

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname De Pasquale, it's predominantly white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, White constituted over 95% of the individuals with the De Pasquale surname, though there was a slight decrease in this percentage (-1.03%) over the decade. There were increases in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, rising by 136.36% and 34.91% respectively. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities dropped by 43.66%. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.87%	95.87%	-1.03%
Hispanic	2.12%	2.86%	34.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.22%	0.52%	136.36%
Two or More Races	0.71%	0.4%	-43.66%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%