Explore the Family Name De Riso

The meaning of De Riso

Possibly an altered form of the Italian (Sicily) surname Di Riso, a patronymic either from a nickname from riso ‘laughter’, but more likely from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name such as Auderisius. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Cosmo, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Riso has seen a slight increase. In 2000, De Riso was ranked 29,261 in popularity with a count of 762 individuals carrying this surname, representing 0.28 per 100k of the population. By 2010, the ranking improved to 28,333 and the count rose to 843, signifying a 3.17% change in rank and a 10.63% change in count. The proportion of people with the surname De Riso per 100k also saw an increase of 3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,261	#28,333	3.17%
Count	762	843	10.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.29	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Riso

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname De Riso between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those with the De Riso surname identify as White, though there was a small decrease from 81.50% in 2000 to 78.29% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Black, with a rise from 15.62% to 18.74%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also increased slightly from 1.57% to 1.66%. Individuals identifying with two or more races remained relatively steady at around 1%, while no De Risos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.5%	78.29%	-3.94%
Black	15.62%	18.74%	19.97%
Hispanic	1.57%	1.66%	5.73%
Two or More Races	1.05%	1.07%	1.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%