Explore the Family Name Caridi

The meaning of Caridi

Italian: 1. habitational name from a place on the Messina strait called Cariddi. 2. metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold walnuts, from Greek karydion ‘walnut’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Aida, Demetrio, Domenico, Jacobo, Marcello, Mario, Sergio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Caridi saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 42,983 in popularity and had 474 individuals with this surname, making up approximately 0.18 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 45,653, and the count of individuals with the Caridi surname decreased slightly to 468, representing about 0.16 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of -6.21 in ranking and a -1.27 change in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,983	#45,653	-6.21%
Count	474	468	-1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caridi

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Caridi surname was predominantly associated with White ethnic identity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, about 93.67% were identified as White, while by 2010, this figure had slightly reduced to 92.95%. The Hispanic representation among those with the Caridi surname increased during this period from 5.27% in 2000 to 6.41% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.67%	92.95%	-0.77%
Hispanic	5.27%	6.41%	21.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%