Explore the Family Name Di Carlo

The meaning of Di Carlo

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Carlo. Compare De Carlo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Lorenzo, Angelo, Domenic, Gino, Rocco, Antonio, Gennaro, Vito, Carlo, Dino, Dominico.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Carlo has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 7,848th most popular surname, dropping slightly in rank to 7,992 by 2010, a change of -1.83%. However, the number of people carrying this surname increased by 5.78% from 3,912 to 4,138 within the same period. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 individuals also decreased by -3.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#7,848	#7,992	-1.83%
Count	3,912	4,138	5.78%
Proportion per 100k	1.45	1.4	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Carlo

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Di Carlo also experienced some changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Those identifying as White represented the largest group, although their percentage decreased from 95.91% to 93.69%. Hispanic representation increased significantly by 70.50% from 2.61% to 4.45%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group showed the highest relative increase, rising from 0.13% to 0.36%, a remarkable growth of 176.92%. There was also a modest increase in those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Conversely, the Black group saw a decrease in their percentage from 0.31% to 0.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.91%	93.69%	-2.31%
Hispanic	2.61%	4.45%	70.5%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.06%	29.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.13%	0.36%	176.92%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.23%	0.27%	17.39%
Black	0.31%	0.17%	-45.16%