Explore the Family Name Di Nardo

The meaning of Di Nardo

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Nardo. Compare De Nardo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Rocco, Amedeo, Luigi, Carmine, Enrico, Gildo, Gino, Giulio, Pasquale.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Di Nardo saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The name fell from rank 9,297 in 2000 to 9,664 in 2010, representing a change of -3.95%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Di Nardo increased slightly during this decade, going from 3,224 to 3,359, a growth of 4.19%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, the occurrence of the Di Nardo surname decreased by 5% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,297	#9,664	-3.95%
Count	3,224	3,359	4.19%
Proportion per 100k	1.2	1.14	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Nardo

Shifting focus to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few noticeable shifts within the Di Nardo surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, but this percentage dropped slightly from 96.81% in 2000 to 95.71% in 2010. The Hispanic identity saw the most significant increase, jumping by 86.09% from 1.15% to 2.14% over the decade. There was also an increase among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 0.34% to 0.54%. On the other hand, those identifying as having two or more races decreased by 3.92%, and the proportions identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.81%	95.71%	-1.14%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.14%	86.09%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0.98%	-3.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.54%	58.82%
Black	0.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.22%	0%	0%