Explore the Family Name Destro

The meaning of Destro

Italian: nickname from destro ‘dextrous, skilled’, literally ‘right-handed’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmelo, Delio, Francesco.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Destro has seen a slight downturn between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Destro was ranked as the 75,219th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had slipped to the 78,567th position, marking a change of -4.45%. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased from 239 in 2000 to 243 in 2010, a growth rate of 1.67%. Yet, the proportion of people named Destro per 100,000 population decreased by 11.11%, going from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,219	#78,567	-4.45%
Count	239	243	1.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Destro

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Destro identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.07% of those with the surname were White, but this percentage declined slightly to 92.18% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname group saw a significant increase over the decade, rising from 2.09% to 3.70%, an impressive 77.03% change. Furthermore, the census data revealed a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity within the Destro surname group, moving from no representation in 2000 to 2.47% in 2010. There was no change in representation for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.07%	92.18%	-5.04%
Hispanic	2.09%	3.7%	77.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.47%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%