Explore the Family Name Carulli

The meaning of Carulli

Italian (southern): patronymic or plural form of Carullo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Antonio, Americo, Angelo, Arturo, Carmela, Florindo, Sal, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Carulli has been steadily increasing in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 58,553 and increased to 54,418 by 2010, showing a growth of 7.06%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 324 to 379 during this decade, indicating a significant boost of 16.98%. Additionally, for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the surname Carulli grew by 8.33% from 0.12 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#54,418	7.06%
Count	324	379	16.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carulli

The ethnicity associated with the surname Carulli, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly white which accounted for 96.60% in 2000 and decreased slightly to 91.82% in 2010. There was an observed increase in people with this surname identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.47% in 2000 to 5.80% in 2010. This is a substantial increase of 134.82%. Furthermore, there were individuals who identified as being of two or more races in 2010, accounting for 1.32% of those with the surname, while there were no such instances recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, the proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or the data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	91.82%	-4.95%
Hispanic	2.47%	5.8%	134.82%
Two or More Races	0%	1.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%