Explore the Family Name Derico

The meaning of Derico

Americanized form of Italian D’Errico or Di Rico. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Giovanni, Pasquale, Rocco, Romeo, Sabatino. Scottish Evander.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Derico in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Derico has seen an increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Derico ranked 39,052 in terms of surname prevalence and increased its rank to 37,899 in 2010, signifying a growth of 2.95%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 531 in 2000 to 586 in 2010, marking a 10.36% rise. However, the proportion of people named Derico per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.2 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,052	#37,899	2.95%
Count	531	586	10.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Derico

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals changes over the 10 year span. While in 2000 there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander bearing the Derico surname, by 2010, this group made up 1.71% of those with that name. There was a decrease in the proportion of individuals identifying as White, from 45.76% in 2000 to 39.25% in 2010. The Hispanic and Black ethnic identities saw increases; the Hispanic percentage went from 2.26% to 5.97%, while the Black population grew from 48.96% to 51.37%. Those identifying as two or more races were represented in 2000 but this category had dropped off by 2010. There were no instances of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	48.96%	51.37%	4.92%
White	45.76%	39.25%	-14.23%
Hispanic	2.26%	5.97%	164.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.71%	0%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%