Explore the Family Name Di Pierro

The meaning of Di Pierro

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Pierro, a dialect variant of Pietro (see Peter). Compare French Pierre. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rocco, Cosmo, Domenic, Donato, Giovanni, Carlo, Carmine, Ciriaco, Constantino, Erminio, Gino.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Di Pierro has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,304 out of all surnames in the United States, but dropped slightly to rank 40,082 in 2010, representing a change of -1.98%. The total count of individuals with the Di Pierro surname increased by 3.8% during this time period, from 527 to 547. However, when looking at the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 5%, falling from 0.2 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#40,082	-1.98%
Count	527	547	3.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Pierro

Ethnically, the majority of individuals with the surname Di Pierro identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of Di Pierros identified as White, with a negligible change of -0.03%. The second largest ethnic identity group among Di Pierros is the Hispanic population, which decreased from 3.04% in 2000 to 2.93% in 2010. A small percentage (around 1.3%) identify with two or more races, which also saw a slight decrease of -3.76% between 2000 and 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.64%	95.61%	-0.03%
Hispanic	3.04%	2.93%	-3.62%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.28%	-3.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%