Explore the Family Name Cangialosi

The meaning of Cangialosi

Italian: probably a topographic name from Arabic ḥajar al-lawz ‘almond rock’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Sal, Angelo, Antonino, Carmelo, Carmine, Filippo, Giacomo, Gino, Giuseppe, Ignazio, Ottavio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cangialosi has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 30,443rd most popular, but by 2010, it had slipped to 31,251st, marking a negative change of 2.65%. However, the actual number of people bearing the surname saw a small increase during this period, growing from 724 in 2000 to 742 in 2010, an increase of approximately 2.49%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a decrease from 0.27 to 0.25, down by 7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,443	#31,251	-2.65%
Count	724	742	2.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cangialosi

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were no significant changes for certain groups from 2000 to 2010. For instance, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native with the surname Cangialosi during these years. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.86% to 94.07%, a change of -1.87%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 62.25%, moving from 2.49% to 4.04%. People with the Cangialosi surname who identified with two or more ethnicities increased from 0.83% to 1.08%, marking an increase of 30.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.86%	94.07%	-1.87%
Hispanic	2.49%	4.04%	62.25%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.08%	30.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%