Explore the Family Name Di Lella

The meaning of Di Lella

Italian: metronymic from a short form of Angiolella or any of various other female pet names with the hypocoristic suffix -ella following a final consonant -l. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Emidio, Angelo, Antonio, Biagio, Dante, Domenic, Gaetano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Di Lella has shown an increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 50,261th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 47,966th spot, marking a positive change of 4.57%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 391 in 2000 to 441 in 2010, an increase of 12.79%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a slight rise of 7.14%, going from 0.14 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,261	#47,966	4.57%
Count	391	441	12.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Lella

Turning to the ethnicity associated with the Di Lella surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority of Di Lellas identified as White. However, there was a slight decrease in this demographic from 95.65% in 2000 to 92.06% in 2010. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 3.58% to 5.67%. Interestingly, while there were no Black individuals with the surname Di Lella recorded in 2000, by 2010, they constituted 1.59% of the Di Lellas. No significant changes were observed for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	92.06%	-3.75%
Hispanic	3.58%	5.67%	58.38%
Black	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%