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

DiPaolo, 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 DiPaolo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DiPaolo in America

DiPaolo is the 11302nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DiPaolo surname appeared 2,794 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 DiPaolo.

We can also compare 2010 data for DiPaolo 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 DiPaolo

The surname DiPaolo has its origins in Italy, dating back to the medieval period. It is a patronymic name, derived from the given name Paolo, which is the Italian form of the Latin name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble."

The earliest records of the name DiPaolo can be found in various regions of Italy, including Sicily, Campania, and Lazio. In these areas, the name was often associated with families engaged in various trades and professions, such as merchants, artisans, and landowners.

One of the earliest known references to the name DiPaolo can be found in a document from the 13th century, which mentions a merchant named Giovanni DiPaolo who was involved in trade between Sicily and the Italian mainland. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time and may have been associated with individuals engaged in commercial activities.

The name DiPaolo has also been recorded in various historical documents throughout the centuries, including tax records, property deeds, and legal documents. For example, in the 15th century, there is a record of a nobleman named Gian Paolo DiPaolo who owned land in the region of Campania.

Several notable individuals have borne the surname DiPaolo throughout history. One of the earliest recorded figures was Sebastiano DiPaolo, a Renaissance painter born in Naples in the early 16th century, known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches in southern Italy. Another prominent figure was Girolamo DiPaolo, a 17th-century architect and engineer from Sicily, who designed several notable buildings and fortifications in Palermo and other cities.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe DiPaolo was a renowned operatic tenor from Naples, who performed in many of the major opera houses of Europe and gained international acclaim for his interpretations of roles in operas by composers such as Verdi and Donizetti.

In the field of literature, Vincenzo DiPaolo was a 20th-century Italian writer and poet, born in Campania in 1908, whose works explored themes of identity, memory, and the human condition. He was awarded several prestigious literary prizes in Italy during his lifetime.

Another noteworthy figure was Antonio DiPaolo, a prominent Italian-American businessman and philanthropist, born in 1879 in Sicily, who immigrated to the United States and became a successful entrepreneur in the early 20th century, contributing significantly to various charitable causes and organizations.

While the surname DiPaolo has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and cultural exchange, with families bearing this name now found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DiPaolo

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

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

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