Explore the Family Name Caspari

The meaning of Caspari

1. German and Dutch: Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the personal name Caspar or Kaspar (see Casper), from the genitive of the Latin form Caspar(us). Compare Kaspari. 2. Swiss Italian: variant of Italian Gaspari. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German name (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: German Georg, Gottfried, Gunter, Horst.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Caspari saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Initially ranked 73,659 in 2000, it dropped to 79,338 in 2010, indicating a -7.71 change. During the same period, the count of people with the Caspari surname also decreased by -2.04, changing from 245 to 240. This shift indicates that the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population has also seen a slight drop of -11.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,659	#79,338	-7.71%
Count	245	240	-2.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caspari

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Caspari, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a significant presence within the white community. The percentage of white individuals carrying this surname dropped slightly from 97.14% in 2000 to 92.92% in 2010, a change of -4.34. It is interesting to note that there was no representation for the surname under the Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories during both census years. However, the surname did appear within the Hispanic community in 2010, showing a four-fold increase in representation, although it remained at zero in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	92.92%	-4.34%
Hispanic	0%	4.17%	0%
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%