Explore the Family Name Caamano

The meaning of Caamano

Galician (Caamaño): habitational name from either of two places called Caamaño, both in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain). Compare Camano. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jorge, Manuel, Agustin, Armando, Gonzalo, Margarita, Ramon, Alejandro, Alonso, Amador.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Caamano has seen a consistent rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 27,721st most popular surname, while in 2010 it climbed to the 23,866th position, marking an impressive 13.91% increase. The number of people bearing this surname also grew from 817 to 1,058 during this period, a significant upsurge of 29.5%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Caamano surname per 100k population witnessed growth, moving from 0.3 to 0.36, which denotes a 20% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,721	#23,866	13.91%
Count	817	1,058	29.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.36	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caamano

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts in the ethnic identity linked to the Caamano surname. In 2000, 81.27% of the bearers of this surname identified as Hispanic, and this figure rose to 86.58% by 2010, indicating a 6.53% increase. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 17.50% to 12.48%, marking a 28.69% drop. There were no recorded changes for the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Additionally, the category of two or more races showed some presence in 2000 but was absent in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	81.27%	86.58%	6.53%
White	17.5%	12.48%	-28.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.86%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%