Explore the Family Name Camisa

The meaning of Camisa

Italian (southern), Spanish, and Portuguese: from Italian camicia, Spanish and Portuguese camisa ‘shirt’ (from Latin camisia), probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a shirt-maker. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aldo, Matteo, Umberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Camisa has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 57,090 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 62,359, a decline of approximately 9.23%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also witnessed a small decline from 334 in 2000 to 321 in 2010, marking a change of -3.89%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also decreased by 8.33% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#62,359	-9.23%
Count	334	321	-3.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Camisa

In regards to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts. While the majority of those with the Camisa surname identified as White (91.62% in 2000 and 88.47% in 2010), there is a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 3.89% in 2000 to 7.48% in 2010. Over the same period, there was a slight decline in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, decreasing from 3.59% to 1.87%. Interestingly, the data also indicates a small emergence of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.62%	88.47%	-3.44%
Hispanic	3.89%	7.48%	92.29%
Two or More Races	3.59%	1.87%	-47.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.56%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%