Explore the Family Name Di Giovanni

The meaning of Di Giovanni

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Giovanni, an equivalent of John. Compare De Giovanni, Dejohn, and Giovanni. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Vito, Rocco, Sal, Aldo, Carlo, Gino, Giuseppe, Guido, Agostino, Carmela.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Giovanni has slightly decreased in the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, it was ranked as the 6,971st most popular surname in America, with a count of 4,433 people carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 7,420th, despite a slight increase in the number of individuals bearing the surname, which rose to 4,487. This represents a decrease of 6.44% in ranking but a modest rise of 1.22% in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#6,971	#7,420	-6.44%
Count	4,433	4,487	1.22%
Proportion per 100k	1.64	1.52	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Giovanni

The ethnicity distribution of the Di Giovanni surname also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the U.S. Census. The vast majority of bearers of this surname identified as White, accounting for 96.53% in 2000 and 95.63% in 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, rising by 46.71% from 1.67% to 2.45%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a marginal increase from 0.43% to 0.47%. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying with two or more races remained relatively stable at just over 1%. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.53%	95.63%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.67%	2.45%	46.71%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.18%	0.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.47%	9.3%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%