Explore the Family Name Di Cioccio

The meaning of Di Cioccio

Italian: patronymic from a personal name of uncertain derivation, possibly a pet form of Francesco (see Francis). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Cosmo, Mario, Cesidio, Dante, Guido, Salvatore, Aldo, Americo, Benito, Biagio, Domenico, Ezio, Flavio, Nunzio, Quintino, Silverio.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Di Cioccio has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 44,821st in popularity and by 2010, it slipped slightly to 46,314th; a 3.33% decrease. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 2%, from 451 in 2000 to 460 in 2010. However, when calculated as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname decreased by 5.88%, from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,821	#46,314	-3.33%
Count	451	460	2%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Cioccio

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Di Cioccio also changed between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly 98.45% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this percentage dropped to 96.74% by 2010—a decrease of 1.74%. During the same period, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic—going from 0% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010. The proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at 0%, while the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.11% in 2000 to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.45%	96.74%	-1.74%
Hispanic	0%	2.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.11%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%