Explore the Family Name Di Nucci

The meaning of Di Nucci

Italian: patronymic from a shortened form of various personal names with the diminutive ending -nucci(o), for example Antonuccio, Benuccio, Stefanuccio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gino, Guido, Massimo, Donato, Ezio, Rinaldo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Nucci has seen slight fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Di Nucci was ranked as the 64,008th most popular surname in the U.S., and by 2010, it had marginally declined to rank 64,054. However, the count of individuals carrying this surname increased from 291 in 2000 to 311 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 6.87%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.11 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#64,054	-0.07%
Count	291	311	6.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Nucci

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Di Nucci, the Decennial U.S. Census data suggests that it's significantly tied to white ethnicity. A substantial percentage of individuals identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 93.81% to 93.25%. Notably, the representation of Hispanic ethnicity more than doubled from 2.75% in 2000 to 5.14% in 2010. On the other hand, the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no individuals claiming the Di Nucci surname. The category representing two or more races saw a drop from 1.72% in 2000 down to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.81%	93.25%	-0.6%
Hispanic	2.75%	5.14%	86.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%