Explore the Family Name Baldo

The meaning of Baldo

Italian; Catalan (Baldó): from a short form of any of various compound personal name of ancient Germanic origin formed with the element bald ‘bold’, for example Italian Teobaldo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Elio, Federico, Leonardo, Marcello, Reno, Salvatore, Valentino, Luis, Jose, Juan, Juanita, Julio, Rosario.

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How common is the last name Baldo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Baldo has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 30,443rd in terms of frequency, and as of 2010, it moved up to the 29,661st spot, which is a positive change of 2.57%. The number of individuals with the Baldo surname also grew by 9.67% during this period, from 724 people in 2000 to 794 people in 2010. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,443	#29,661	2.57%
Count	724	794	9.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.27	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baldo

Moving on to the ethnicity associated with the surname Baldo, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates several shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic both saw increases, with the former rising by 27.97% and the latter by a significant 73.58%. The proportion claiming White ethnicity reduced slightly by 6.33%, while representation among those of Two or More Races and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories decreased by 42.63% and 64.66% respectively. The Black ethnicity category experienced a minor rise of 4.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.83%	71.03%	-6.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9.94%	12.72%	27.97%
Hispanic	7.04%	12.22%	73.58%
Two or More Races	3.73%	2.14%	-42.63%
Black	0.97%	1.01%	4.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.49%	0.88%	-64.66%