Explore the Family Name Calvano

The meaning of Calvano

1. Italian: habitational name from any of the places called Calvano (see Calvanese). 2. Italian: perhaps also from a variant of the personal name Galvano (see Galvan). 3. Spanish: unexplained. This surname is rare in Spain. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Emilio, Flavio, Silvia, Antonio, Donato, Enrico, Salvatore. Spanish Salvador, Veneranda.

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

The surname Calvano has seen an increase in popularity, moving from a rank of 40,690 in 2000 to 39,486 in 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This represents a change of 2.96% over a decade. During the same period, the count of individuals with the Calvano surname also increased by 10.08%, from 506 in 2000 to 557 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,690	#39,486	2.96%
Count	506	557	10.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Calvano

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts for those carrying the Calvano surname. In 2000, majority identified as White (94.27%), followed by Hispanic (3.56%), and a small percentage identified as Two or more races (1.19%). By 2010, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White (90.31%) and an increase in those identifying as Hispanic (8.26%). Notably, that decade also saw the emergence of a small subset (0.9%) identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which was not represented in 2000. The numbers still showed no representation from the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.27%	90.31%	-4.2%
Hispanic	3.56%	8.26%	132.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.9%	0%
Two or More Races	1.19%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%