Explore the Family Name De Sena

The meaning of De Sena

Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese: habitational name for someone from the city of Siena in Italy. Sena is an old Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the placename. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Angelo, Salvatore, Aniello, Carlo, Ferdinando, Stefano. Portuguese Ilidio, Margarida. Spanish Julio, Agueda, Jose.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname De Sena has witnessed modest popularity growth between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 24,763 in 2000 to 23,957 in 2010, marking a change of 3.25%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased during this period from 944 to 1,053, demonstrating an 11.55% uptick. The proportion of people named De Sena per 100K saw a slight surge of 2.86%, moving from 0.35 to 0.36.

20002010Change
Rank#24,763#23,9573.25%
Count9441,05311.55%
Proportion per 100k0.350.362.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Sena

When it comes to the ethnicity distribution associated with the De Sena surname, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010. Among those identifying as White, there was a slight decrease from 88.88% to 84.81%. However, the Hispanic representation saw a considerable increase, rising from 7.42% to 11.87%. Those identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.65% to 1.04%, while Black representation decreased slightly from 0.74% to 0.57%. Interestingly, Asian/Pacific Islander representation appeared in 2010 at 1.71%, where it had not been present in 2000. There was no reported change for American Indian and Alaskan Native identification.

20002010Change
White88.88%84.81%-4.58%
Hispanic7.42%11.87%59.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%1.71%0%
Two or More Races2.65%1.04%-60.75%
Black0.74%0.57%-22.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%