Explore the Family Name Cacace

The meaning of Cacace

Italian (Naples): unflattering nickname from dialect cacace ‘wicked’, from medieval Greek kakakēs, a diminutive of kakos ‘bad, wicked’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Antonio, Carmine, Ciro, Dante, Franco, Gaspare, Luigi, Nicola, Palma, Sal, Vita.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cacace saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 25,503rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 25,064th position, marking an improvement of 1.72%. The total count of individuals with this surname also grew from 910 in 2000 to 991 by 2010, a rise of approximately 8.9%. However, the proportion of people with the Cacace surname per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.34 in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,503	#25,064	1.72%
Count	910	991	8.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.34	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cacace

Looking at the ethnicity distribution for the surname Cacace, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly associated with white individuals. In both 2000 and 2010, about 96.37% of those bearing the surname identified as White. Hispanic representation also increased slightly, going up from 2.20% in 2000 to 2.42% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a substantial jump in the percentage of individuals who identify with two or more ethnicities, climbing from 0.55% in 2000 to 0.91% in 2010, an increase of 65.45%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	96.37%	0%
Hispanic	2.2%	2.42%	10%
Two or More Races	0.55%	0.91%	65.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%