Explore the Family Name Papadimitriou

The meaning of Papadimitriou

Greek: patronymic from the genitive case of the status name Papadimitrios ‘Demetrius the priest’, from papas ‘priest’ (see Papas) + the personal name Dimitrios, from classical Greek Dēmētrios (see Dimitris).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Papadimitriou has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its ranking moved from 86,992 in 2000 to 77,012 in 2010, marking an improvement of 11.47%. The number of people with this surname also grew during this period from 199 to 249, a significant rise of 25.13%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with the Papadimitriou surname per 100k population increased by 14.29% from 0.07 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,992	#77,012	11.47%
Count	199	249	25.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.08	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Papadimitriou

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting trends. The percentage of individuals identifying as White with the surname Papadimitriou increased from 82.91% in 2000 to 90.36% in 2010, showing a growth of 8.99%. However, there was a marked decrease in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, which dropped from 10.05% to 5.62%, a decline of 44.08%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races fell dramatically by 50.84% from 6.53% to 3.21%. There were no individuals with the Papadimitriou surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.91%	90.36%	8.99%
Hispanic	10.05%	5.62%	-44.08%
Two or More Races	6.53%	3.21%	-50.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%