Explore the Family Name Di Bello

The meaning of Di Bello

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Bello. Compare De Bello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Agostino, Carmine, Ciro, Cosimo, Erminio, Gennaro, Luigi, Nicola, Onofrio, Pietro, Silvio.

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How common is the last name Di Bello in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Di Bello saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 25,398th most popular surname but dropped to the 27,303rd place by 2010, marking a 7.5% decline. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also diminished slightly during this period, from 915 in 2000 to 885 in 2010, a 3.28% reduction. Consequently, the proportion of Di Bello per 100,000 people fell by 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,398	#27,303	-7.5%
Count	915	885	-3.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.3	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Bello

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Di Bello, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals that a majority identify as White, making up 95.19% in 2000 and 94.58% in 2010, albeit with a marginal decline of 0.64%. The census data also shows an increase in the Hispanic identity affiliated with the surname, rising from 2.51% in 2000 to 3.50% in 2010, a growth of 39.44%. As of 2010, there were new associations of the Di Bello surname with Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities, although no such affiliations were recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.20% in 2000. There were no recorded instances of the Di Bello surname among American Indian and Alaskan Natives for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.19%	94.58%	-0.64%
Hispanic	2.51%	3.5%	39.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Black	0%	0.56%	0%
Two or More Races	1.2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%