Explore the Family Name Di Palma

The meaning of Di Palma

Italian: 1. habitational name for someone from any of various places in Italy and Sardinia named Palma. 2. patronymic from the medieval personal name Palma, from palma ‘palm’, as a symbol of Christian faith. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Angelo, Salvatore, Dino, Anello, Aniello, Dante, Donato, Enzo, Federico, Fiorino, Gennaro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Di Palma' saw a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 17791 to 18098. However, the total count of individuals with this surname rose by 6.06% during this period, increasing from 1451 to 1539. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 3.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,791	#18,098	-1.73%
Count	1,451	1,539	6.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.52	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Palma

The ethnicity distribution for the surname 'Di Palma', as recorded in the Decennial U.S. Census, indicates a significant majority identifying as White, although this percentage has slightly decreased from 95.45% in 2000 to 94.02% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity is Hispanic, which saw an impressive growth rate of 63.74% over the decade, rising from 2.62% to 4.29%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more races both saw decreases, dropping by 5.88% and 19.31% respectively. There were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.45%	94.02%	-1.5%
Hispanic	2.62%	4.29%	63.74%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.17%	-19.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.32%	-5.88%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%