Explore the Family Name Di Maggio

The meaning of Di Maggio

Italian: patronymic from the personal name or nickname Maggio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Rocco, Antonio, Angelo, Giovanni, Sal, Saverio, Vito, Antonino, Calogero, Cesare.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Di Maggio's popularity slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 8275, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 8443rd position, indicating a drop of 2.03%. However, the number of people with this last name grew from 3680 to 3912, a rise of 6.3% within the same period. The proportion per 100,000 population also saw a slight dip of 2.21%, going down from 1.36 in 2000 to 1.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,275	#8,443	-2.03%
Count	3,680	3,912	6.3%
Proportion per 100k	1.36	1.33	-2.21%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Maggio

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnicity associated with the Di Maggio surname. In 2000, the majority of individuals identified as White (95.68%), followed by those identifying as having two or more races (2.09%), and Hispanic (1.58%). A small percentage identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.35%). By 2010, while the majority still identified as White (94.33%), there were significant increases in the percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.69%) and Hispanic (3.04%), showing a change of 97.14% and 92.41% respectively. The category of two or more races saw a decrease (-35.41%), and new categories appeared: Black (0.23%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.36%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.68%	94.33%	-1.41%
Hispanic	1.58%	3.04%	92.41%
Two or More Races	2.09%	1.35%	-35.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.35%	0.69%	97.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.36%	0%
Black	0%	0.23%	0%