Explore the Family Name Fedele

The meaning of Fedele

Italian: from the personal name Fedele, from Latin Fidelis ‘of the faith’ (from fides ‘faith’), a name adopted among early Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Cosmo, Angelo, Antonino, Gennaro, Nicolina, Sal, Biagio, Carmela, Franco, Nunzio.

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How common is the last name Fedele in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fedele has seen a slight decline over a decade. In 2000, the rank was 13,748, but it fell to 14,349 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 4.37%. However, the count of people bearing this surname increased from 2021 to 2085 during the same period, reflecting a growth of 3.17%. The proportion per 100K also saw a dip of 5.33%, moving down from 0.75 in 2000 to 0.71 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,748	#14,349	-4.37%
Count	2,021	2,085	3.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	0.71	-5.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fedele

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some diversification in the distribution among individuals with the surname Fedele between 2000 and 2010. While the majority identify as White, decreasing slightly from 95.79% to 94.10%, there were noticeable increases in those identifying as Hispanic and Black, rising by 68.91% and 152.50% respectively. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped by 41.89%. Interestingly, a small proportion began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while none did so in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	94.1%	-1.76%
Hispanic	1.93%	3.26%	68.91%
Black	0.4%	1.01%	152.5%
Two or More Races	1.48%	0.86%	-41.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.77%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%