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

Diaconu, 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 Diaconu surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Diaconu in America

Diaconu is the 128249th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Diaconu surname appeared 133 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 Diaconu.

The history of the last name Diaconu

The surname Diaconu has its origins in Romania and dates back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Romanian word "diac," which means deacon, referring to a member of the Christian clergy. The name was likely given to individuals who were deacons or had close ties to the church.

Diaconu is a common surname found in various regions of Romania, particularly in areas with a strong historical presence of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in church records and official documents from the 15th and 16th centuries.

One notable historical reference to the surname Diaconu appears in the "Descriptio Moldaviae" (Description of Moldavia), a 17th-century work written by the Moldavian scholar Miron Costin. Costin mentions a certain Vasile Diaconu, who served as a scribe and advisor to the Moldavian prince Petru Rares in the mid-16th century.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure bearing the Diaconu surname was Constantin Diaconu, a Romanian scholar and translator. He was born in 1728 and played a significant role in the cultural and intellectual life of Wallachia, contributing to the translation of important works from Greek and Latin into Romanian.

Another notable individual with the Diaconu surname was Ion Diaconu, a 19th-century Romanian writer and journalist. Born in 1818, he was a prolific author and contributed to the development of the Romanian press during a period of cultural renaissance.

During the 20th century, one of the most renowned individuals with the Diaconu surname was Ion Diaconu, a Romanian mathematician and academic. Born in 1912, he made significant contributions to the fields of algebra and number theory, and served as a professor at the University of Bucharest.

Another prominent figure was Marin Diaconu, a Romanian painter and art critic born in 1925. He was a leading figure in the Romanian avant-garde movement and played a crucial role in shaping the country's modern art scene.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Diaconu

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

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 Diaconu 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.

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

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