Explore the Family Name Calandra

The meaning of Calandra

Italian: from calandra ‘skylark’ (from Latin calandra), probably a nickname for someone with a fine singing voice. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Rocco, Francesca, Vito, Aldo, Carmel, Egidio, Franco, Giacomo, Gino.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Calandra saw changes in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 15,903 in popularity, but this rank dropped to 17,142 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 7.79%. The count of people with this surname also decreased slightly, from 1,679 in 2000 to 1,653 in 2010. This change represents a decrease of 1.55%, and the proportion of people per 100k with this surname dropped by 9.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,903	#17,142	-7.79%
Count	1,679	1,653	-1.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.56	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Calandra

Regarding ethnicity, again referencing data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Calandra surname saw shifts among various ethnic identities between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained at zero, while those identifying with two or more races decreased by 34.94%. A slight decrease of 1.17% was also seen among individuals identifying as White. However, the percentage of Hispanic individuals increased significantly by 83.17%, while the percentage of Black individuals decreased by 26.85%. There was no change in the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.18%	94.07%	-1.17%
Hispanic	2.08%	3.81%	83.17%
Black	1.49%	1.09%	-26.85%
Two or More Races	0.83%	0.54%	-34.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.48%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%