Explore the Family Name Di Mauro

The meaning of Di Mauro

Italian (southern): patronymic from the personal name Mauro. Compare De Mauro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Sal, Rosario, Antonio, Domenic, Gino, Mario, Biaggio, Carmelo, Marcello, Alfonso, Alfredo, Armando, Arturo, Cesario, Dino, Emanuele, Emilio, Fortunato, Orlando.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Mauro slightly decreased over the decade between 2000 and 2010. In this period, the rank of this surname fell by about 5.44%, moving from being the 12,721st most popular surname in 2000 to the 13,413th in 2010. However, the total count of people with the Di Mauro surname increased slightly by 1.93% from 2,229 to 2,272. The proportion of individuals with this last name per 100,000 people also declined by 7.23%.

20002010Change
Rank#12,721#13,413-5.44%
Count2,2292,2721.93%
Proportion per 100k0.830.77-7.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Mauro

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Di Mauro surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.08% to 95.86%. There was a significant increase in the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, growing by an impressive 129.63%, albeit from a small base of 0.27% in 2000. The data also shows that the proportion of people with this surname identifying as Hispanic rose by 41.18%, moving from 1.53% to 2.16%. The count for those identifying as two or more races also saw an increase of 30.86%. No changes were observed in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

20002010Change
White97.08%95.86%-1.26%
Hispanic1.53%2.16%41.18%
Two or More Races0.81%1.06%30.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.27%0.62%129.63%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%