Explore the Family Name Di Sanza

The meaning of Di Sanza

Italian: 1. patronymic from the Old Tuscan name Sanza, a short form of a compound personal name formed with this element, such as Sanzanome, literally ‘without name’, or a metronymic from Sanza, a personal name of ancient Germanic origin, feminine form of Sanzo. 2. habitational name from Sanza, in Salerno province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Nunzio, Vincenzo.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Sanza showed a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 71,808th to 74,826th, marking a decrease of 4.2%. However, the count of individuals with this surname rose marginally by 1.98% during the same period, from 253 to 258 people. The proportion per 100k population remained steady at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,808	#74,826	-4.2%
Count	253	258	1.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Sanza

In terms of ethnic identity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, individuals carrying the Di Sanza surname are predominantly White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 97.23% in 2000 to 94.19% in 2010. During the same period, the Hispanic component increased by 30.80%, rising from 2.37% to 3.10%. Notably, the census of 2010 also recorded Black individuals bearing the Di Sanza surname, which was not the case in the year 2000. However, there were no reported instances of Di Sanza bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.23%	94.19%	-3.13%
Hispanic	2.37%	3.1%	30.8%
Black	0%	1.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%