Explore the Family Name Di Chiara

The meaning of Di Chiara

Italian: metronymic from the female personal name Chiara. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Sal, Salvatore, Aldo, Alfonse, Alfredo, Angelo, Annalisa, Antonio, Armondo, Ciro, Franco, Gaetano, Generoso, Lorenzo, Mario.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Di Chiara saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 21,892nd most popular surname, while in 2010 it fell to 22,856th. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Di Chiara surname increased slightly from 1,106 to 1,120 during the same period. However, when the proportion is calculated per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 7.32 percent, indicating that the surname became less common relative to the population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,892	#22,856	-4.4%
Count	1,106	1,120	1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Chiara

In terms of ethnic identity, the Di Chiara surname predominantly identifies as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95 percent of those with the surname identified as White. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 2.53 percent in 2000 to 3.66 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying with two or more races dropped from 0.54 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no recorded instances of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	95.8%	-0.79%
Hispanic	2.53%	3.66%	44.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.54%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%