DeTullio last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of DeTullio

An Italian surname derived from the medieval first name Tullio, itself from the Roman family name Tullius.

DeTullio, 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 DeTullio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeTullio in America

DeTullio is the 104156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeTullio surname appeared 172 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeTullio.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeTullio 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 104156 122534 -16.21%
Count 172 130 27.81%
Proportion per 100k 0.06 0.05 18.18%

The history of the last name DeTullio

The surname DETULLIO originates from Italy, specifically from the regions of Campania and Calabria in the south. It is believed to have derived from the Latin name "Tullius" or "Tullus," which was a common Roman praenomen or personal name during the time of the Roman Empire.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname DETULLIO can be traced back to the 14th century in certain medieval records and documents from the regions of Campania and Calabria. These include some notary records and church registers from towns and villages in these areas.

In the 16th century, there are records of a notable figure named Giovanni Battista Detullio, who was a renowned artist and sculptor from the city of Naples. He was born in 1542 and died in 1612, and his works can still be found in various churches and museums throughout southern Italy.

Another prominent individual with the surname DETULLIO was Vincenzo Detullio, who lived in the 18th century and was a respected jurist and legal scholar from the town of Salerno in Campania. He authored several influential texts on legal matters and served as a judge in the local courts.

During the 19th century, the DETULLIO surname appeared in various records and documents from the towns and villages of Calabria, particularly in the areas around Cosenza and Reggio Calabria. One notable figure from this time was Giuseppe Detullio, born in 1825, who was a respected teacher and educator in the city of Cosenza.

In the early 20th century, a man named Antonio Detullio, born in 1890 in Calabria, emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. He became a successful businessman and established a family that contributed to the spread of the DETULLIO surname in the United States.

Over the centuries, the DETULLIO surname has also been associated with several small towns and villages in southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Campania and Calabria. Some of these places may have influenced or been influenced by the surname itself, although the exact origins and connections remain unclear.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeTullio

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeTullio.

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 DeTullio was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 91.86% 158
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.00% 0
Hispanic Origin 7.56% 13

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 DeTullio has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 91.86% 93.08% -1.32%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% 0.00% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races 0.00% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic 7.56% 5.38% 33.69%

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 DeTullio was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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