Explore the Family Name Canete

The meaning of Canete

Spanish (Cañete): habitational name (of the same etymology as Canet) from any of the places called Cañete, especially Cañete de las Torres (Seville), Cañete la Real (Málaga) and Cañete (Cuenca).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Canete has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname climbed from 36,716 in 2000 to 24,747 in 2010, indicating a significant rise of 32.6%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Canete surname increased by 75.44%, from 574 in 2000 to 1,007 in 2010. This resulted in an increase in proportion per 100k from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010, which is a 61.9% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,716	#24,747	32.6%
Count	574	1,007	75.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.34	61.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Canete

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Canete surname identified as Hispanic, accounting for 48.56% in 2010, a slight decrease from 49.3% in 2000. Additionally, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 5.26% from 39.72% in 2000 to 41.81% in 2010. However, the proportion of individuals who identified as White decreased by 10.75% over the same period to 6.06% in 2010. The data also showed no change in the percentage of black individuals or American Indian and Alaskan Natives holding the Canete surname, remaining at 0% for both years. Lastly, there was a minor decrease of 3.93% in people identifying with two or more races between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	49.3%	48.56%	-1.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	39.72%	41.81%	5.26%
White	6.79%	6.06%	-10.75%
Two or More Races	3.31%	3.18%	-3.93%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%