Explore the Family Name Cavanna

The meaning of Cavanna

1. Italian: topographic name for someone who lived in a rough or temporary dwelling, from capanna ‘hut, shelter’. 2. Irish: shortened form of McCavana (from Mac an Mhanaigh), see Cavanah 2. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Carlo, Dino, Gianni, Mario, Cesar, Eduardo, Eugenio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cavanna has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the surname Cavanna was ranked 63,450, and it slipped slightly to rank 64,559 in 2010, reflecting a 1.75% drop. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 4.76% from 294 in 2000 to 308 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, marking a 9.09% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#64,559	-1.75%
Count	294	308	4.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cavanna

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Cavanna also showed some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased slightly by 4.58%, from 3.06% to 2.92%. There was no representation of two or more races in 2010, contrasting with a 1.7% representation in 2000. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals identifying as White saw a marginal increase from 85.03% in 2000 to 85.39% in 2010, while those identifying as Hispanic increased by 5.67% from 9.52% to 10.06%. There were no identified Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals among those with the Cavanna surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.03%	85.39%	0.42%
Hispanic	9.52%	10.06%	5.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.06%	2.92%	-4.58%
Two or More Races	1.7%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%