Explore the Family Name Calcaterra

The meaning of Calcaterra

Italian: nickname from calcare ‘to tread, to stamp’ + terra ‘land, earth, ground’, probably denoting a short person, someone who walked close to the ground, or an energetic walker. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Attilio, Benedetto, Orfeo, Sal.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Calcaterra saw a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 22,821 and fell to 23,785 in 2010, representing a 4.22% change. However, there was an increase in the count of people with this surname by 1.43%, rising from 1,048 in 2000 to 1,063 in 2010. Despite the increase in the number of people carrying this surname, its proportion per 100k decreased by 7.69%, indicating that the surname has lost popularity in comparison to others.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,821	#23,785	-4.22%
Count	1,048	1,063	1.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.36	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Calcaterra

In terms of ethnicity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, individuals with the surname Calcaterra primarily identify as White, with an increase from 96.37% in 2000 to 96.8% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity is Hispanic, which saw a significant increase of 11.87%, moving from 2.19% in 2000 to 2.45% in 2010. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races are either non-existent or were suppressed for privacy in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	96.8%	0.45%
Hispanic	2.19%	2.45%	11.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0%	0%