Explore the Family Name Casciato

The meaning of Casciato

Italian: possibly a habitational name for someone from Cascia (compare Casciano 2). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Amelio, Antonio, Carmine, Dario, Donato, Matteo, Nicola, Romeo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Casciato experienced a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,992nd but fell to 39,887th by 2010, a decrease of 2.3%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of people with this surname actually increased from 532 to 550, showing a growth of 3.38%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 5% over the decade, moving from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,992	#39,887	-2.3%
Count	532	550	3.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Casciato

In terms of ethnicity, the Casciato surname is primarily associated with individuals identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.24% of those with the surname identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased to 94.91% by 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 24.33%, moving from 2.63% in 2000 to 3.27% in 2010. The data also shows that by 2010, a small percentage (1.09%) of individuals with the Casciato surname identified as belonging to two or more races. There were no recorded instances of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	94.91%	-1.38%
Hispanic	2.63%	3.27%	24.33%
Two or More Races	0%	1.09%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%