Explore the Family Name Di Leonardo

The meaning of Di Leonardo

Italian (southern): patronymic from the personal name Leonardo, an equivalent of Leonard. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Angelina, Mario, Carlo, Emidio, Germano, Gino, Guerino, Pietro, Salvatore, Santina.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, Di Leonardo ranked as the 35,387th most popular surname in 2000 and slipped by around 2.94 percent to the 36,426th position in 2010. However, the count of people with the surname Di Leonardo increased slightly by approximately 1.99 percent from 602 in 2000 to 614 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Di Leonardo per 100,000 population dipped by 4.55 percent from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,387	#36,426	-2.94%
Count	602	614	1.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Leonardo

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals several shifts between 2000 and 2010. People identifying as White made up the majority of individuals with the surname Di Leonardo, increasing slightly from 94.02 percent in 2000 to 94.30 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 46.78 percent, moving from 2.33 percent in 2000 to 3.42 percent in 2010. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islander Di Leonardos dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.83 percent in 2000. Meanwhile, those indicating two or more ethnic identities decreased by 21.69 percent from 1.66 percent in 2000 to 1.30 percent in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native Di Leonardos in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.02%	94.3%	0.3%
Hispanic	2.33%	3.42%	46.78%
Two or More Races	1.66%	1.3%	-21.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.83%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%