Explore the Family Name Cassara

The meaning of Cassara

Italian (southern; Cassarà): occupational name from medieval Greek kassaras ‘mat maker’. Compare Cassar 2. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Vito, Salvatore, Nunzio, Sal, Agatino, Antonino, Antonio, Benedetto, Calogero, Carmela, Carmine.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cassara has shown a growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname rose from 22,591 in 2000 to 19,527 in 2010, indicating an increase of 13.56%. Moreover, the count of individuals bearing this surname grew from 1,062 to 1,383 in the same period, marking a significant progress of 30.23%. This growth is also reflected in the proportion per 100k, which increased by 20.51%, from 0.39 to 0.47.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,591	#19,527	13.56%
Count	1,062	1,383	30.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.47	20.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cassara

Turning towards the ethnicity associated with the surname Cassara, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with a slight increase from 93.41% in 2000 to 93.49% in 2010. Additionally, there was a noticeable rise in those identifying as Hispanic, from 3.67% to 4.48%. However, the proportion identifying with two or more ethnicities dropped significantly by 52.21%, from 2.26% to 1.08%. In 2010, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Black, at 0.43%, whereas this category was not represented in 2000. There were no traces of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native either in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.41%	93.49%	0.09%
Hispanic	3.67%	4.48%	22.07%
Two or More Races	2.26%	1.08%	-52.21%
Black	0%	0.43%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%