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

DiMaggio, 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 DiMaggio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DiMaggio in America

DiMaggio is the 8443rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DiMaggio surname appeared 3,912 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname DiMaggio.

We can also compare 2010 data for DiMaggio 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 DiMaggio

The surname DiMaggio originated in Italy, specifically in the region of Sicily. The name is believed to have derived from the Italian word "maggio," which means "May." It is thought that the name was originally given to someone who was born or lived in the month of May.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DiMaggio dates back to the 16th century in a Sicilian town called Corleone. In 1582, a man named Vincenzo DiMaggio was listed in the town's records as a landowner.

The name DiMaggio can also be traced back to the town of Marineo, located in the province of Palermo, Sicily. In the 17th century, the DiMaggio family was a prominent landowning family in the area.

One of the earliest known DiMaggios was Giuseppe DiMaggio, born in 1692 in Marineo. He was a farmer and landowner who had several children, helping to establish the DiMaggio lineage in the region.

As the DiMaggio family grew and spread throughout Sicily, variations in the spelling of the name emerged, such as DiMagio, DiMajo, and DiMaio. These variations were often influenced by local dialects and pronunciations.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname DiMaggio was the American baseball player Joe DiMaggio, born in 1914 in Martinez, California. He was a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and is best known for his 56-game hitting streak in 1941, which remains a record in Major League Baseball.

Another notable DiMaggio was Vince DiMaggio, Joe's younger brother, who also played professional baseball for several teams, including the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In the world of literature, the Italian-American writer Pietro DiMaggio, born in 1908 in New York City, was known for his novels and short stories depicting the lives of Italian immigrants in America.

The surname DiMaggio has also been associated with the arts, with one example being the Italian-American opera singer Joseph DiMaggio, born in 1904 in New York City, who performed with the Metropolitan Opera and other renowned opera companies.

Another prominent figure was Joseph DiMaggio, a lawyer and judge born in 1921 in New York City, who served as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court and was known for his landmark rulings on civil rights and social justice issues.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DiMaggio

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

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

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