Explore the Family Name Carabello

The meaning of Carabello

Italian (Sicily): from a diminutive of carabba ‘pitcher’, ‘jug’ (from Arabic qarābah). Alternatively, a nickname from a Sicilian bird name, carabbeddu. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Alfonsina, Carlos, Guadalupe, Ivette, Luis, Luiz, Luz, Manuel, Mario. Italian Natale, Rocco, Salvatore.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Carabello saw a decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 41,924th most popular, but by 2010 it had dropped to being the 45,886th most popular, marking a change of -9.45%. The count of people with the surname Carabello also declined from 488 in 2000 to 465 in 2010, a reduction of -4.71%. Consequently, the proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname fell by -11.11% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,924	#45,886	-9.45%
Count	488	465	-4.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carabello

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Carabello, as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census data, also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic representation increased by 17.41% to represent 46.67% of individuals with this last name. Those identifying as white made up 55.33% in 2000, dropping slightly to 50.97% in 2010, a decrease of -7.88%. However, the percentage of those who identified as belonging to two or more races or black dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.64% and 3.07% respectively in 2000. No individuals with the surname Carabello identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.33%	50.97%	-7.88%
Hispanic	39.75%	46.67%	17.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.64%	0%	0%
Black	3.07%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%