Find out how popular the last name D'Andrea is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named D'Andrea.

D'Andrea, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the D'Andrea surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of D'Andrea in America

D'Andrea is the 6407th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The D'Andrea surname appeared 5,310 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname D'Andrea.

We can also compare 2010 data for D'Andrea to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name D'Andrea

The surname DANDREA originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Abruzzo and Molise. The name can be traced back to the 13th century and is believed to be derived from the Italian personal name Andrea, which itself comes from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "manly" or "brave."

In its earliest forms, the surname was often spelled as D'Andrea or D'Andre, reflecting the Italian practice of using the preposition "di" (of) or "d'" before a name to indicate lineage or place of origin. The use of the apostrophe in these early spellings suggests that DANDREA may have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating "son of Andrea."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DANDREA surname can be found in the Codice Diplomatico di Molise, a collection of medieval documents from the region, which mentions a certain "Nicolaus de Andrea" in the year 1278. This suggests that the DANDREA name was already established in the area by the late 13th century.

Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the DANDREA surname. One such figure was Giovanni d'Andrea (c. 1275-1348), a renowned Italian canonist and legal scholar who served as an auditor of the Sacra Romana Rota, the highest ecclesiastical court of the Catholic Church. Another notable DANDREA was Ferdinando Dandrea (1484-1557), an Italian Renaissance architect and sculptor known for his work on several churches and palaces in Naples.

In the 16th century, the DANDREA surname can be found in the records of the Venetian Republic, where a certain Girolamo Dandrea (1509-1576) served as a diplomat and ambassador to the court of King Philip II of Spain. Later, in the 17th century, a certain Pietro Dandrea (1616-1689) was a prominent mathematician and astronomer who taught at the University of Padua and contributed to the development of calculus.

Another notable figure with the DANDREA surname was Francesco Dandrea (1726-1811), an Italian painter and architect who worked in the Neoclassical style and was a member of the Accademia di San Luca, one of the oldest academies for the arts in Europe.

While the DANDREA surname is most commonly associated with Italy, it has also spread to other parts of the world through immigration, particularly to the United States, Canada, and various countries in South America, where communities of Italian descent have established themselves over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name D'Andrea

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname D'Andrea.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for D'Andrea was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of D'Andrea has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name D'Andrea was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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