Explore the Family Name Cazenave

The meaning of Cazenave

French: habitational name from Cazenave, the name of several places in southwestern France, an Occitan cognate of Catalan and Italian Casanova. Compare Casnave.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cazenave saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It rose in rank from 65,668 in 2000 to 62,359 in 2010, indicating a positive change of 5.04 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 282 in 2000 to 321 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of approximately 13.83 percent. The proportion of people bearing the Cazenave surname per 100,000 individuals also grew by 10 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#62,359	5.04%
Count	282	321	13.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cazenave

The ethnic identity associated with the Cazenave surname indicates a diverse background as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority ethnicity was White at 60.28 percent, which slightly decreased to 59.50 percent by 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity showed a significant increase from 6.74 percent in 2000 to 13.08 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up 26.95 percent in 2000, but dropped to 23.05 percent by 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased from 5.67 percent in 2000 to 3.74 percent in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	60.28%	59.5%	-1.29%
Black	26.95%	23.05%	-14.47%
Hispanic	6.74%	13.08%	94.07%
Two or More Races	5.67%	3.74%	-34.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%