Explore the Family Name Di Perna

The meaning of Di Perna

Italian (southern): metronymic from the female personal name Perna, meaning ‘pearl’ (from Latin perna ‘sea mussel’). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Matteo, Angelo, Carlo, Cosmo, Dino, Enrico, Giovanni, Marcello, Nunzio, Pasquale, Rocco.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Perna has slightly decreased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,153rd most common, but by 2010 it had slipped to 36,970th position, a decline of 5.17 percent. The number of people carrying this surname also slightly dropped from 607 in 2000 to 604 in 2010, a minor decrease of 0.49 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Di Perna surname per 100,000 people fell by 13.04 percent over the decade, from 0.23 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,153	#36,970	-5.17%
Count	607	604	-0.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.2	-13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Perna

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Di Perna surname identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.20 percent of Di Pernas were White, dropping slightly to 96.03 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased from 2.31 percent in 2000 to 2.98 percent in 2010, a significant increase of 29 percent. There were no recorded instances of Di Pernas identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. For those identifying with two or more ethnicities, data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.2%	96.03%	-1.2%
Hispanic	2.31%	2.98%	29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%