Explore the Family Name Caldarone

The meaning of Caldarone

Italian: from an augmentative of caldara ‘cauldron’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Caesar, Giorgio, Nicola, Remo, Vittorio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Caldarone has seen an increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Caldarone ranked 71,143 in popularity with a count of 256, amounting to 0.09 per 100,000 people in the U.S. population. By 2010, the name had risen to rank 66,754 with a count of 296, indicating an increase of 6.17 in ranking and 15.63 in count. This shows that its proportion among other surnames increased by 11.11 per 100,000 people over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,143	#66,754	6.17%
Count	256	296	15.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caldarone

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Caldarone between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (95.70), with a small percentage identifying as Hispanic (3.52). There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, however, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased to 89.53, while the Hispanic population increased to 5.41, showing a change of 53.69. Interestingly, a new category appeared in the 2010 data: 2.70 percent of individuals with the Caldarone surname identified as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.7%	89.53%	-6.45%
Hispanic	3.52%	5.41%	53.69%
Two or More Races	0%	2.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%