Explore the Family Name Di Santi

The meaning of Di Santi

Italian: 1. patronymic from the personal name Santi. 2. variant of Di Santo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Ercole, Francesca, Gabriella, Marino, Salvatore, Vincenzo, Vito.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Di Santi saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 37,266th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to 43,369th, a decline of 16.38%. The actual count of people carrying the Di Santi surname also decreased during this period, falling from 563 in 2000 to 498 in 2010, a drop of 11.55%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population fell by 19.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,266	#43,369	-16.38%
Count	563	498	-11.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.17	-19.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Santi

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Di Santi changed somewhat over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.09% of individuals with this surname identified as White. By 2010, this figure had declined slightly to 93.98%. Simultaneously, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, growing from 2.84% in 2000 to 4.02% in 2010, which represents a substantial 41.55% increase. A small percentage (1.20%) of Di Santi's also began identifying with two or more races by 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Di Santi surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.09%	93.98%	-2.2%
Hispanic	2.84%	4.02%	41.55%
Two or More Races	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%