Explore the Family Name Di Domenico

The meaning of Di Domenico

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Domenico. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Aldo, Antonio, Domenic, Franco, Rocco, Angelo, Carmela, Carmine, Dino, Domenico, Elio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Di Domenico saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 11,348th most popular surname, dropping to the 11,588th position in 2010 – a 2.11% change. However, despite its drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Di Domenico surname increased by 6.23%, from 2,552 in 2000 to 2,711 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also slightly decreased from 0.95 to 0.92 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,348	#11,588	-2.11%
Count	2,552	2,711	6.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.95	0.92	-3.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Domenico

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the Di Domenico surname identified as White, although there was a minor decrease of 0.93% between 2000 and 2010. The data showed significant growth in the Hispanic and Black populations bearing this surname, with increases of 45.50% and 37.04% respectively over the decade. The number of Di Domenicos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also marginally rose, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native reduced by 25.00%. The count of those claiming two or more ethnic identities declined by 9.76% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.36%	95.46%	-0.93%
Hispanic	2%	2.91%	45.5%
Two or More Races	0.82%	0.74%	-9.76%
Black	0.27%	0.37%	37.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.33%	6.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.24%	0.18%	-25%