Explore the Family Name Di Fabio

The meaning of Di Fabio

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Fabio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Mario, Rocco, Angelo, Salvatore, Anselmo, Antonio, Armando, Arturo, Carlo, Corrado, Domenico, Emilia, Emilio, Florindo, Franco, Geno, Luca, Mariano, Orlando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Di Fabio has increased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 29,359th and increased in popularity to 28,525th in 2010, marking a growth rate of approximately 2.84%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew during this period, from 759 in 2000 to 836 in 2010 - an increase of 10.14%. Yet, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,359	#28,525	2.84%
Count	759	836	10.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.28	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Fabio

Regarding the ethnicity breakdown of those carrying the Di Fabio surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that most identified as White, though there was a small decrease from 97.10% in 2000 to 95.33% in 2010. The percentage of Di Fabio individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase, from 1.84% in 2000 to 2.15% in 2010. Those reporting as having two or more races also grew by 37.14%, from 1.05% to 1.44%. Interestingly, in 2010, a small percentage of Di Fabios (0.96%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that was not reported in 2000. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	95.33%	-1.82%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.15%	16.85%
Two or More Races	1.05%	1.44%	37.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.96%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%