Explore the Family Name Di Gangi

The meaning of Di Gangi

Italian: habitational name for someone from Gangi in Palermo, Sicily. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Franco, Mario, Salvatore, Alberto, Antonio, Calogero, Claudio, Natale.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Di Gangi has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 25,398th most common surname, but dropped to the 26,126th position by 2010, marking a change of -2.87%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also saw an increase from 915 in 2000 to 937 in 2010, which represents a growth of 2.4%. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people slightly decreased from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.32 in 2010, indicating a decline of -5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,398	#26,126	-2.87%
Count	915	937	2.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Gangi

The distribution of ethnicity among those with the Di Gangi surname showed minimal changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of Di Gangis identified as White, with a slight increase from 97.27% in 2000 to 97.33% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise from 1.64% to 2.35%, marking a change of 43.29%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, the number of individuals who identified as having two or more ethnic identities dropped from 0.87% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	97.33%	0.06%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.35%	43.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%