Explore the Family Name Di Gennaro

The meaning of Di Gennaro

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Gennaro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antimo, Carlo, Mario, Rocco, Agostino, Aldo, Americo, Angelo, Antonio, Bruna, Corrado, Domenic, Elena, Ernesto, Gennaro, Orlando, Rodolfo, Timoteo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Gennaro has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 22,283rd most common surname in the U.S., whereas in 2010 it slipped to the 23,472nd position, marking a change of -5.34%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname marginally increased from 1,079 to 1,083 during the same period. The proportion per 100k individuals also fell by 7.5%, from 0.4 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,283	#23,472	-5.34%
Count	1,079	1,083	0.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.37	-7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Gennaro

On the ethnicity front based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Di Gennaro surname was predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, although there was a minor decrease of 3.10% observed between 2000 and 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased by 81.37%, albeit off a low base. Additionally, there were marginal increases in the percentages of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more ethnic identities. No individuals with the Di Gennaro surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.15%	95.11%	-3.1%
Hispanic	1.02%	1.85%	81.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.29%	0%
Two or More Races	0.46%	1.29%	180.43%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%