Explore the Family Name Di Stasio

The meaning of Di Stasio

Italian: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Anastasio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Gennaro, Rocco, Sal, Salvatore, Antonio, Carlo, Carmelo, Dante, Donato, Giuseppe, Liberato.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Di Stasio has seen a slight change over time. In 2000, it was ranked 23,167th and by 2010, it dropped to 24,159th, marking a decrease in rank of 4.28%. However, the count of people with this surname increased slightly from 1,028 in 2000 to 1,041 in 2010, a growth rate of 1.26%. During the same period, the proportion of those with the Di Stasio surname per 100k people fell by 7.89%, showing that while its count may have grown, its overall share in the population declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,167	#24,159	-4.28%
Count	1,028	1,041	1.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.35	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Stasio

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts among those carrying the Di Stasio surname. In 2000, nearly all (96.89%) identified as White, decreasing marginally to 95.68% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among Di Stasios grew slightly from 2.04% to 2.21% over the decade. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, jumping from 0.78% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010, a change of 134.62%. There were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity recorded for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	95.68%	-1.25%
Hispanic	2.04%	2.21%	8.33%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.83%	134.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%