Explore the Family Name Cassaro

The meaning of Cassaro

Italian: 1. (Càssaro): habitational name from Càssaro, a place in Sicily, named from Sicilian càssaru ‘main street, street leading to the citadel’, from Arabic qaṣr ‘citadel, castle’, which in turn is derived from Latin castrum ‘Roman walled city’. 2. (Cassàro): occupational name for a maker or seller of crates or boxes. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Vito, Giovanni, Sal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cassaro experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cassaro was ranked 33,090 in terms of popularity and dropped to 40,856 by 2010, marking a 23.47% change. The count also declined from 652 individuals in 2000 to 534 by 2010, showing an 18.1% decrease. The proportion per 100k people fell by 25%, from 0.24 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,090	#40,856	-23.47%
Count	652	534	-18.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.18	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cassaro

Looking at the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Cassaro surname identify as White, with a slight growth from 94.94% in 2000 to 95.32% in 2010. There was no recorded change for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. Those identifying as two or more races saw a small increase from 1.23% to 1.31%. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly from 1.53% to 1.50%, while the Black ethnicity percentage experienced a larger drop, from 1.53% to 1.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.94%	95.32%	0.4%
Hispanic	1.53%	1.5%	-1.96%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.31%	6.5%
Black	1.53%	1.12%	-26.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%