Explore the Family Name Di Piazza

The meaning of Di Piazza

Italian: topographic name for someone who lived in the main square of a town, or a habitational name from a place called Piazza or Piazze, from piazza ‘square’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Giuseppe, Mario, Bernardo, Calogero, Enza, Girolamo, Giuseppe, Mariano, Rosario, Salvatore, Santo, Vito.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Piazza has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved up from 25,908 in 2000 to 25,865 in 2010, an improvement of 0.17%. The number of people with the Di Piazza surname also increased during this period from 891 to 951, marking a rise of 6.73%. However, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw a minor decrease of 3.03% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,908	#25,865	0.17%
Count	891	951	6.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.32	-3.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Piazza

The ethnicity trends for the surname Di Piazza, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, indicate that the majority of individuals with this name identify as White. In 2000, 95.51% identified as White, and in 2010, this figure slightly decreased to 94.74%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an impressive surge, jumping from 1.35% in 2000 to 3.15% in 2010. The count of those reporting two or more ethnic identities fell by 41.67%, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a drop of 20.25%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.51%	94.74%	-0.81%
Hispanic	1.35%	3.15%	133.33%
Two or More Races	1.8%	1.05%	-41.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.79%	0.63%	-20.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%