Explore the Family Name Caliendo

The meaning of Caliendo

Italian: perhaps a variant of Calenda, a topographic name from calendula ‘(pot)marigold’ (Calendula officinalis). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Gennaro, Antonio, Rocco, Sal, Salvatore, Alfonse, Giacomo, Gino, Giovanni, Luigi, Michelina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Caliendo has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname went from 19,164 in 2000 to 19,642 in 2010, marking a 2.49% decrease. However, there was an increase in the actual count of people carrying the surname, which rose from 1,311 to 1,373 over the decade, a growth rate of 4.73%. Although the proportion per 100k people decreased by 4.08%, suggesting that the name became slightly less common relative to other surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,164	#19,642	-2.49%
Count	1,311	1,373	4.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.47	-4.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caliendo

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting variations for the surname Caliendo from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 96.49% of those with this surname identified as White, which decreased to 93.45% by 2010. The percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname saw a significant increase from 2.44% in 2000 to 5.54% in 2010. Additionally, while there were no Asian/Pacific Islanders with the surname in 2000, by 2010, they made up 0.36% of the Caliendos. However, people identifying as Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained at 0% or were marked as (S) indicating suppressed data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.49%	93.45%	-3.15%
Hispanic	2.44%	5.54%	127.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.36%	0%
Two or More Races	0.53%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%