Explore the Family Name Cafarella

The meaning of Cafarella

Italian: from the feminine form of Cafarello (see Cafarelli).

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cafarella has experienced a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 45,149 in 2000 to 42,455 in 2010, reflecting a change of approximately 5.97%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname rose from 447 to 511 during the same period, marking an increase of 14.32%. However, the proportion per 100,000 remained unchanged at 0.17.

20002010Change
Rank#45,149#42,4555.97%
Count44751114.32%
Proportion per 100k0.170.170%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cafarella

The ethnicity of individuals bearing the Cafarella surname, as detailed in the Decennial U.S. Census, primarily identifies as White, accounting for 95.08% in 2000 which slightly increased to 95.11% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also showed an increase from 2.91% to 3.33%. On the contrary, those identifying with two or more races saw a notable decrease from 2.01% to 1.17%. The proportions of Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were reported as zero or suppressed for privacy in both years.

20002010Change
White95.08%95.11%0.03%
Hispanic2.91%3.33%14.43%
Two or More Races2.01%1.17%-41.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%