Explore the Family Name Caleca

The meaning of Caleca

Italian (southern): probably from the medieval Greek personal name Kalekēs, a derivative of kalos ‘good, beautiful’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Antonino, Antonio, Salvatore, Angelo, Benedetta, Cosmo, Gaspere, Sal.

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

The surname Caleca, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 52,714 in popularity and dropped to 56,710 in 2010, marking a change of -7.58%. The number of people with this surname also slightly decreased during this period, with a count of 369 in 2000 and 360 in 2010, a reduction of 2.44%. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, this name was represented by 0.14 individuals in 2000 and 0.12 in 2010, a decrease of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#56,710	-7.58%
Count	369	360	-2.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caleca

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority identifying as Caleca were predominantly of White ethnicity, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage increased from 95.12% in 2000 to 97.78% in 2010, an increase of 2.80%. Additionally, there was a small Hispanic representation, which decreased from 3.25% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010, a notable drop of 48.62%. Those reporting as having two or more races diminished completely from 1.63% in 2000 to none in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.12%	97.78%	2.8%
Hispanic	3.25%	1.67%	-48.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.63%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%