Explore the Family Name Cassiano

The meaning of Cassiano

Italian (Apulia): from the personal name Cassiano (see Cassano).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cassiano has seen significant growth in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 61,207th most popular last name, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 58,735th spot, a rise of approximately 4%. The total count of people with this surname also increased from 307 to 345 during this decade, marking a substantial 12.38% increase. The proportion of individuals named Cassiano per 100,000 people also rose from 0.11 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#58,735	4.04%
Count	307	345	12.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cassiano

With regard to ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the distribution among those bearing the Cassiano surname evolved slightly from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, roughly half (50.49%) identified as White, while nearly an equal percentage (45.93%) identified as Hispanic. By 2010, the proportion identifying as White decreased slightly to 47.54%, while the Hispanic segment increased noticeably to 48.99%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black were negligible or non-existent in both years. Interestingly, there was a new representation in 2010 from the American Indian and Alaskan Native community, constituting 1.45% of the population with the Cassiano surname. There was no data available for individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	45.93%	48.99%	6.66%
White	50.49%	47.54%	-5.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%