Explore the Family Name Carillo

The meaning of Carillo

Italian (mainly Naples) and Spanish (Málaga): nickname from a diminutive of Caro, or an altered form of Carrillo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Carlos, Arturo, Juan, Luis, Francisco, Guadalupe, Jesus, Ramon, Raul, Amado. Italian Angelo, Antonio, Carmela, Albertina, Amadeo, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Leonardo, Mauro, Pasquale, Sal, Salvatore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Carillo has increased from 2000 to 2010. The rank moved up from 7680 in 2000 to 7015 in 2010, marking an 8.66% increase. The count of individuals with this surname grew by 19.44%, from 3997 to 4774. The proportion per 100k also rose from 1.48 to 1.62, a growth of 9.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#7,680	#7,015	8.66%
Count	3,997	4,774	19.44%
Proportion per 100k	1.48	1.62	9.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carillo

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Carillo has also seen changes from 2000 to 2010 as observed in the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw increases of 25.27% and 3.79% respectively, while those identifying as White experienced a decrease of 16.38%. The percentage of Carillos identified as two or more races declined by 41.35%. There was no change in the Black category. Interestingly, there was a significant increase of 42.86% amongst those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, though they remain a small percentage of the overall distribution.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	71.83%	74.55%	3.79%
White	21.19%	17.72%	-16.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.63%	5.8%	25.27%
Two or More Races	1.33%	0.78%	-41.35%
Black	0.75%	0.75%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.28%	0.4%	42.86%