Explore the Family Name Caracciolo

The meaning of Caracciolo

Italian (southern): diminutive of Caraccio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giuseppe, Angelo, Aniello, Antonio, Carmine, Cosimo, Mario, Pasqualino, Rocco, Camillo, Domenica, Domenico, Donato. Spanish Cesar, Domingo, Jaime, Juan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Caracciolo has increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Caracciolo was ranked at 22,185 and by 2010, it moved up to 19,834. This is a notable increase of 10.6% over the decade. The count of individuals with this surname also grew by 24.77%, from 1,086 in 2000 to 1,355 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Caracciolo per 100,000 also increased by 15.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,185	#19,834	10.6%
Count	1,086	1,355	24.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.46	15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caracciolo

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting changes over the same period. While the majority of individuals with the surname Caracciolo identified as White (92.45% in 2000 and 91.59% in 2010), there were slight increases in those identifying as Hispanic and Black -- with increases of 38.32% and 38.61% respectively. Notably, there was a new entry in the category of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which did not appear in the 2000 census data. Conversely, the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying with two or more races decreased by 69.04%. No change was reported for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.45%	91.59%	-0.93%
Hispanic	3.68%	5.09%	38.32%
Black	1.01%	1.4%	38.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.18%	0%
Two or More Races	2.39%	0.74%	-69.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%