Explore the Family Name Cascone

The meaning of Cascone

Italian (mainly Campania, Sicily): perhaps from an augmentative of casco ‘helmet’, applied as a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive helmet, or as a topographic name, denoting a piece of land with such a shape. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Salvatore, Pasquale, Rocco, Agostino, Carmelo, Carmine, Egidio, Enrico, Giuseppe, Luigi, Remo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Cascone' slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 31,658th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 33,241st. The total count of people bearing this surname was nearly stable, decreasing only slightly from 690 in 2000 to 688 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also reflected a similar trend, with a decrease of 11.54%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,658	#33,241	-5%
Count	690	688	-0.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cascone

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Cascone'. In 2000, 96.09% identified as White, which decreased to 94.48% in 2010. An increase was noted in the Hispanic category, moving from 2.32% in 2000 to 3.34% in 2010. A new occurrence was observed in 2010 with individuals identifying their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races, representing 0.87% and 1.16% respectively. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.09%	94.48%	-1.68%
Hispanic	2.32%	3.34%	43.97%
Two or More Races	0%	1.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.87%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%