Explore the Family Name Del Greco

The meaning of Del Greco

Italian (mainly Tuscan): literally ‘of or belonging to the Greek’ (see Greco), hence a name denoting the son, apprentice, associate, or servant of a Greek. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Enrico, Rocco, Antonio, Domenic, Marco, Aldo, Carmela, Carmine, Cesare, Dino, Elio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Del Greco has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,790th in popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 29,581st, marking a decrease of 2.75%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Del Greco surname increased marginally by 2.44%, moving from 778 people in 2000 to 797 people in 2010. However, when we consider the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of 6.9% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,790	#29,581	-2.75%
Count	778	797	2.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Del Greco

Looking at ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Del Greco surname identify as white, although this majority slightly decreased from 97.43% in 2000 to 95.61% in 2010. While no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, there was a significant increase in those reporting Hispanic ethnicity — rising from 0.90% in 2000 to 2.51% in 2010, a change of 178.89%. Interestingly, the 2010 data also shows that some individuals (0.88%) reported belonging to two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.43%	95.61%	-1.87%
Hispanic	0.9%	2.51%	178.89%
Two or More Races	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.64%	0%	0%