Explore the Family Name Di Salvo

The meaning of Di Salvo

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Salvo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Mario, Sal, Antonio, Santo, Carlo, Carmine, Pasquale, Antonella, Carmel, Carmelo, Rosario.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Di Salvo saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 9,869th most popular surname and this dropped by about 3.47% to the 10,211th position in 2010. However, the count of people with the Di Salvo surname increased from 3,018 in 2000 to 3,156 in 2010, marking an increase of approximately 4.57%. The proportion of Di Salvos per 100,000 people decreased slightly during this period, from 1.12 to 1.07, a decrease of about 4.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,869	#10,211	-3.47%
Count	3,018	3,156	4.57%
Proportion per 100k	1.12	1.07	-4.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Salvo

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Di Salvo surname identified as White, with percentages of 95.39 in 2000 and 94.49 in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, going from 2.45% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010, up by 37.14%. There were also small increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.30% to 0.44%, and those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with both categories showing no representation in 2000 but appearing in 2010 with 0.35% and 0.22% respectively. The percentage of individuals claiming two or more races decreased from 1.56% to 1.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	94.49%	-0.94%
Hispanic	2.45%	3.36%	37.14%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.14%	-26.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.44%	46.67%
Black	0%	0.35%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.22%	0%