DiMarco
An Italian surname meaning “son of Marco” or “of Marco,” marking descent from a man named Marco.
The #7,763 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 72,221 Americans shares it.
Etymology
DiMarco is an Italian surname built from the preposition di, meaning “of” or “from,” plus the given name Marco, the Italian form of Mark. In surname use, it typically indicates “of Marco” or “Marco’s family,” functioning as a patronymic. The personal name Marco ultimately goes back to Latin Marcus, a very old Roman name.
History
This type of surname arose in Italy as hereditary family names became fixed, especially in regions where a father’s given name was used to identify his children. Forms written as Di Marco, DiMarco, and De Marco are all found in Italian and in Italian-American records, with spelling often varying by clerk, locality, and immigration-era usage. The surname is especially common in Italian diaspora communities in the United States and Canada.
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Fun fact
Because di in Italian can mean both “of” and “from,” surnames like DiMarco can sometimes look like place-names even when they are really family-name identifiers.