Explore the Family Name Del Gatto

The meaning of Del Gatto

Italian: literally ‘of or belonging to the cat’ (see Gatto), hence a name denoting the son, apprentice, associate, or servant of a man known by this nickname. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Gennaro, Marco, Paolo, Tullio, Vito.

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How common is the last name Del Gatto in the United States?

The popularity of Del Gatto as a surname has seen a slight decrease according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 51,024 in terms of commonality, but this position fell to 54,637 by the year 2010, marking a decline of around 7.08%. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped slightly from 384 in 2000 to 377 in 2010, indicating a drop of about 1.82%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100k people also decreased by 7.14% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,024	#54,637	-7.08%
Count	384	377	-1.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Del Gatto

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those bearing the Del Gatto surname identify as White, accounting for 94.79% in 2000 and 92.57% in 2010, showing a slight decline of 2.34%. Individuals identifying as Hispanic have seen an increase from 3.39% in 2000 to 7.16% in 2010, marking a significant rise of 111.21%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped from 1.3% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native among the Del Gattos in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.79%	92.57%	-2.34%
Hispanic	3.39%	7.16%	111.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.3%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%