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

DiBenedetto, 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 DiBenedetto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DiBenedetto in America

DiBenedetto is the 6930th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DiBenedetto surname appeared 4,838 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 DiBenedetto.

We can also compare 2010 data for DiBenedetto 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 DiBenedetto

The surname DIBENEDETTO originated in Italy, with the earliest records dating back to the late medieval period. It is derived from the Italian phrase "di Benedetto," which translates to "of Benedict" or "son of Benedict." This name likely had its roots in the Latin name "Benedictus," meaning "blessed."

DIBENEDETTO is a patronymic surname, indicating that the original bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Benedict. The name became widespread throughout various regions of Italy, including Tuscany, Lazio, and Campania, where it was often associated with noble families or individuals of prominence.

Historical records suggest that the surname DIBENEDETTO appeared in various documents and manuscripts from the 13th to the 15th centuries. One notable example is the mention of a Benedetto di Francesco DIBENEDETTO in a Florentine tax record from the year 1427.

In the 16th century, the surname DIBENEDETTO gained recognition through the life and works of Giovanni Battista DIBENEDETTO, a renowned Italian Renaissance painter and architect born in Ferrara in 1530. His notable works include frescoes in the Palazzo dei Diamanti and the Church of San Francesco in Ferrara.

Another prominent figure bearing the DIBENEDETTO surname was Pietro DIBENEDETTO, a 17th-century Italian philosopher and scholar born in Naples in 1615. He was known for his contributions to the study of metaphysics and his work "De Natura et Constitutione Metaphysicae" (On the Nature and Constitution of Metaphysics).

In the 18th century, Giuseppe Maria DIBENEDETTO, a Sicilian nobleman and botanist born in Palermo in 1741, made significant contributions to the study of plant species in southern Italy. His extensive herbarium collection is still preserved in the University of Palermo's botanical gardens.

The 19th century saw the rise of Vincenzo DIBENEDETTO, an Italian painter and sculptor born in Naples in 1818. He is renowned for his religious artworks, including the altarpiece in the Church of Santa Maria della Sanità in Naples.

Throughout its history, the surname DIBENEDETTO has been associated with various place names and locations in Italy, such as the town of San Benedetto del Tronto in the Marche region, which likely derived its name from the same Latin root.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DiBenedetto

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

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

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