Explore the Family Name Cavagnaro

The meaning of Cavagnaro

Italian (Genoa): occupational name for a basketmaker, from an agent derivative of cavagna ‘basket’ (now obsolete).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cavagnaro has seen a significant increase from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Cavagnaro was ranked 32,267th in terms of prevalence and rose to the 28,100th position by 2010, marking a change of 12.91%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 673 in 2000 to 852 in 2010, representing a 26.6% jump. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Cavagnaro surname per 100,000 people increased by 16.0%, moving from 0.25 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,267	#28,100	12.91%
Count	673	852	26.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.29	16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cavagnaro

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Cavagnaro surname. The majority of those with this last name identify as White, although their percentage dropped slightly from 94.95% in 2000 to 93.19% in 2010. However, there are notable changes in other ethnic identities. The Hispanic representation saw the most substantial growth of 71.54%, increasing from 2.53% to 4.34%. Additionally, the Asian/Pacific Islander group within the Cavagnaro surname holders also expanded by 58.43%, shifting from 0.89% to 1.41%. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased by almost half, dropping from 1.63% to 0.82%. There was no recorded change for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.95%	93.19%	-1.85%
Hispanic	2.53%	4.34%	71.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	1.41%	58.43%
Two or More Races	1.63%	0.82%	-49.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%