Explore the Family Name Di Donna

The meaning of Di Donna

Italian: metronymic from Donna. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Ciro, Luigi, Rocco, Angelo, Aniello, Antonio, Cataldo, Giuseppe, Marino, Nicola, Nunzio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Di Donna saw minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 33,142nd in terms of its prevalence, dropping slightly to a rank of 34,110th in 2010 - a change of about -2.92%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 651 people in 2000 to 666 in 2010, indicating a growth of 2.3%. Despite this growth, the proportion of people named Di Donna per 100,000 decreased by 4.17%, moving from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,142	#34,110	-2.92%
Count	651	666	2.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Donna

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Di Donna, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is predominantly linked with individuals who identify as White. Between 2000 and 2010, this group went from representing 94.16% to 95.95% of those with this surname—a 1.90% increase. During the same period, representation of Hispanic individuals had a slight rise of 5.00%, going from 2.00% to 2.10%. The percentage of Di Donna's identified as two or more races dropped significantly from 2.30% to 1.05%, a decrease of 54.35%. There were no records of persons with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity carrying the Di Donna surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.16%	95.95%	1.9%
Hispanic	2%	2.1%	5%
Two or More Races	2.3%	1.05%	-54.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.77%	0%	0%