Explore the Family Name Caraveo

The meaning of Caraveo

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): habitational name from Caraveo in Tenerife (Canary Islands) or perhaps Carabeo in Oviedo (Asturias, Spain), Spain. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jesus, Jose, Luis, Arturo, Elvira, Enrique, Ernesto, Fernando, Guadalupe, Humberto, Juan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Caraveo' has significantly grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 16,673 in 2000 to 14,489 in 2010, representing an increase of 13.1%. Furthermore, the number of individuals bearing the surname 'Caraveo' also increased by 30.3% during this period, with a count of 1,581 in 2000 and 2,060 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also saw an uptick, moving from 0.59 to 0.7, a growth of 18.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,673	#14,489	13.1%
Count	1,581	2,060	30.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.7	18.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caraveo

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the Caraveo surname identify as Hispanic, with the percentage increasing slightly from 91.4% in 2000 to 92.86% in 2010. On the other hand, the proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, white, and black all decreased over this decade. Particularly notable was the significant decrease in those identifying as two or more races, dropping from 1.27% to 0.29%, a fall of 77.17%. Ethnicities such as American Indian and Alaskan Native stayed the same at 0.44% over this ten-year span.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.4%	92.86%	1.6%
White	6.01%	5.78%	-3.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0.44%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0.39%	-23.53%
Two or More Races	1.27%	0.29%	-77.17%
Black	0.38%	0.24%	-36.84%