Explore the Family Name Di Fiore

The meaning of Di Fiore

Italian: patronymic or metronymic from the personal name Fiore. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Antonio, Carmelo, Domenica, Giacomo, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Silvio, Angelo, Carmine, Ciro, Dante.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Fiore has seen a slight decrease over the past decade. In the year 2000, Di Fiore was ranked 16,281st in terms of common surnames in the United States. By 2010, it had dropped to 17,047th, representing a decline of 4.7%. However, the count of individuals with the Di Fiore surname increased from 1,630 in 2000 to 1,666 in 2010, marking a 2.21% increase. The proportion per 100k also decreased by 6.67%, going from 0.6 in 2000 to 0.56 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,281	#17,047	-4.7%
Count	1,630	1,666	2.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.56	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Fiore

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows varied trends. The percentage of Di Fiore's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase, moving from 0.37% in 2000 to 0.42% in 2010, a change of 13.51%. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities declined by 20.93%, from 1.29% to 1.02%. The majority of Di Fiore's identify as White, although this group saw a slight decrease in percentage from 96.5% in 2000 to 94.42% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.72% in 2000 to 3.84% in 2010, a substantial rise of 123.26%. There were no recorded instances of Di Fiore’s identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.5%	94.42%	-2.16%
Hispanic	1.72%	3.84%	123.26%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.02%	-20.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.42%	13.51%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%