Explore the Family Name Caligiuri

The meaning of Caligiuri

Italian (Calabria): variant of Calogero. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Amedeo, Antonio, Matteo, Natale, Biagio, Pasquale, Sal, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Caligiuri has been fairly consistent in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 26,056th and slightly dipped to the 26,516th spot by 2010, a minor change of -1.77%. Despite this slight drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing this surname increased from 884 to 920 during the same period, showing an increase of 4.07%. Proportionally, however, per 100,000 people, this surname saw a decrease of around 6.06%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,056	#26,516	-1.77%
Count	884	920	4.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caligiuri

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts among those with the surname Caligiuri. The White group dominated the ethnicity distribution with 93.78% in 2000 and 92.83% in 2010, experiencing a slight decrease of 1.01%. The Hispanic population had an increase from 4.98% in 2000 to 5.65% by 2010, representing a rise of 13.45%. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared in the 2010 census at 0.54%, but were not represented in 2000. People who identified with two or more races decreased from 0.68% in 2000 to 0.54% in 2010, marking a decline of about 20.59%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.78%	92.83%	-1.01%
Hispanic	4.98%	5.65%	13.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Two or More Races	0.68%	0.54%	-20.59%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%