Explore the Family Name Caflisch

The meaning of Caflisch

Swiss German: possibly from a shortened form of Kalbfleisch, literally ‘calf meat’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a butcher who sold mainly veal or a nickname for a young, immature, ‘half-baked’ person (compare Kalbfleisch). According to the Schweizer Idiotikon, veal was regarded as meat of inferior quality.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Caflisch' has seen a slight uptick in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 75,695 on the popularity chart, while it moved up to 73,215 in 2010, showing a positive change of 3.28%. Furthermore, the count increased from 237 to 265 during this decade, marking an 11.81% increase. However, there was no significant change in the proportion per 100,000 people, remaining stable at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,695	#73,215	3.28%
Count	237	265	11.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caflisch

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of individuals with the surname 'Caflisch' identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this number dropped slightly from 97.89% to 96.23% over that period. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races in 2010, accounting for 2.26%, whereas this demographic was not recorded in 2000. The census reported no individuals with the surname 'Caflisch' identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.89%	96.23%	-1.7%
Two or More Races	0%	2.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%