Explore the Family Name Di Giacinto

The meaning of Di Giacinto

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Giacinto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Marco.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Di Giacinto has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 63,632 with a count of 293, or a proportion of 0.11 per 100,000. This trend continued into 2010, when Di Giacinto moved up slightly in rank to 62,359, with a count of 321, maintaining the same proportion per 100k. This reflects a change of around 2% in rank and an increase of approximately 9.56% in the count of people carrying the Di Giacinto surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#62,359	2%
Count	293	321	9.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Giacinto

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data provides insights into the backgrounds associated with the Di Giacinto surname. In 2000, the vast majority of Di Giacintos were White, accounting for 96.25% of the total. By 2010, while this group still formed the majority, its proportion had decreased somewhat to 91.59%, signifying a change of -4.84%. Meanwhile, the portion identifying as two or more races saw a significant increase from 2.39% in 2000 to 4.98% in 2010, marking a shift of 108.37%. The census also recorded a new appearance of the Di Giacinto surname among the Hispanic community in 2010, whereas no individuals with this name identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	91.59%	-4.84%
Two or More Races	2.39%	4.98%	108.37%
Hispanic	0%	2.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%