Explore the Family Name Caniglia

The meaning of Caniglia

Italian (southern): from Calabrian caniglia ‘bran’, Sicilian canigghia, so probably a metonymic occupational name for a miller or a cereal grower. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Umberto, Angelo, Antonio, Carmine, Cesare, Cirino, Domenic, Maurizio, Pasqualino, Renzo, Vincenza, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Caniglia saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,974th, while in 2010, it dropped slightly to 29,626th, showing a change of -2.25%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Caniglia surname increased by 2.98% from 772 in 2000 to 795 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also declined by 6.9%, moving from 0.29 to 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,974	#29,626	-2.25%
Count	772	795	2.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caniglia

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Caniglia also shows some interesting trends according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was an observable decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, going from 0.65% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. Similarly, those reporting as two or more races also fell slightly from 0.91% to 0.88%. However, individuals identifying as white rose marginally from 95.85% to 96.1%. The Hispanic representation within this surname group also saw a rise from 2.59% to 2.77% over the decade. The percentages of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	96.1%	0.26%
Hispanic	2.59%	2.77%	6.95%
Two or More Races	0.91%	0.88%	-3.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.65%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%