Explore the Family Name Di Donato

The meaning of Di Donato

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Donato. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Carmine, Pasquale, Carlo, Rocco, Carmela, Domenic, Salvatore, Santo, Enrico, Agostino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Di Donato has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the name was ranked 9109th most popular and by 2010, it had slipped to 9672nd, marking a drop of approximately 6.18%. However, the total count of people with the surname increased from 3298 in 2000 to 3355 in 2010, indicating a growth of about 1.73%. The proportion of individuals named Di Donato per 100,000 people also decreased by around 6.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,109	#9,672	-6.18%
Count	3,298	3,355	1.73%
Proportion per 100k	1.22	1.14	-6.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Donato

The ethnic identity associated with the Di Donato surname also experienced shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Most notably, there was a significant increase in the percentage of Di Donatos identifying as Hispanic, climbing from 1.76% in 2000 to 3.49% in 2010 – a change of 98.30%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White dropped slightly from 96.94% to 95.50%. The proportion of Asians/Pacific Islanders saw a minor increase from 0.36% to 0.39%, while the number of those reporting two or more ethnicities declined from 0.70% to 0.36%. There was no change in the percentage identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.94%	95.5%	-1.49%
Hispanic	1.76%	3.49%	98.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.39%	8.33%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0.36%	-48.57%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%