Explore the Family Name Calvario

The meaning of Calvario

Spanish and Italian; Portuguese (Calvário): habitational name from one of the many places called Calvario (Spain, Italy), El Calvario (Spain) or Calvário (Portugal), meaning ‘Calvary’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Calvario has noticeably increased from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Calvario was ranked 34,342 in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had risen to rank 25,924 - an increase of approximately 24.51%. The number of people possessing the Calvario surname also grew during this time period, expanding from 624 individuals in 2000 to 948 in 2010, which represents a significant growth of 51.92%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a rise of 39.13%, moving from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.32 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,342	#25,924	24.51%
Count	624	948	51.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.32	39.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Calvario

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Calvario identify as Hispanic. This group experienced a small growth of 7.93%, increasing from 79.65% in 2000 to 85.97% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White fell from 12.34% in 2000 to 8.65% in 2010, marking a decrease of 29.90%. Similarly, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also decreased over this decade, dropping from 7.05% to 4.96%, a fall of 29.65%. No changes were recorded for those who identify as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races, as these groups maintained a constant percentage of 0.00% in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.65%	85.97%	7.93%
White	12.34%	8.65%	-29.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.05%	4.96%	-29.65%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%