Explore the Family Name Della Rocco

The meaning of Della Rocco

Altered form of Italian Della Rocca, influenced by the malepersonal name Rocco. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Pasquale, Salvatore.

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How common is the last name Della Rocco in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Della Rocco saw a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its rank dropped from 48,021 to 52,736, representing a decrease of nearly 10 percent. In terms of actual count, the number of people with the Della Rocco surname also decreased by approximately 5 percent, moving from 414 to 393. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Della Rocco per 100,000 people in the United States fell by 13.33 percent, from 0.15 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,021	#52,736	-9.82%
Count	414	393	-5.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Della Rocco

Looking at the ethnicity associated with the surname Della Rocco, it's seen that the majority of individuals identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In fact, between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White increased slightly from 94.69 percent to 95.93 percent. During the same period, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic also increased, albeit at a more notable rate of 20.71 percent, from 1.69 percent to 2.04 percent. However, there was a complete drop in the proportion of those identifying as two or more races, from 2.17 percent in 2000 to none by 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.69%	95.93%	1.31%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.04%	20.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.17%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%