Explore the Family Name Castricone

The meaning of Castricone

Italian (Abruzzo): possibly from Old Italian castrica ‘shrike’, presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird in some way. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Camillo, Salvatore, Antonio, Domenica, Paolo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Castricone has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,855 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had moved up slightly to rank 60,960. The number of people with this surname also increased from 303 in 2000 to 330 in 2010, representing an 8.91% growth. Despite these changes, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people remained relatively stable at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#60,960	1.45%
Count	303	330	8.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Castricone

When considering the ethnicity associated with the Castricone surname, there were some notable shifts over the same decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a significant majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (94.72%), a proportion that declined to 91.82% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a considerable increase, from 2.64% in 2000 to 4.85% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The portion identifying with two or more ethnicities dropped from 1.65% in 2000 to none reported in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.72%	91.82%	-3.06%
Hispanic	2.64%	4.85%	83.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.65%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%