Explore the Family Name Celano

The meaning of Celano

Italian: habitational name from a place called Celano, in L’Aquila province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Fiore, Guido, Osvaldo, Tullio, Vito, Antonio, Bernardo, Geno, Giuseppe, Leonardo, Marino, Mario, Nino, Orazio.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Celano showed a minor fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 33,333 in popularity and slightly fell to a rank of 33,343 by 2010, marking a marginal decrease of 0.03%. However, the count of individuals carrying this surname increased from 646 to 685, indicating a growth rate of 6.04%. The proportion of persons per 100k with this surname dipped slightly by 4.17% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,333	#33,343	-0.03%
Count	646	685	6.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Celano

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Celano. The majority of bearers of this surname identified as White, making up 94.89% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.31% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, increasing from 3.1% in 2000 to 3.5% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity in 2010, which was not observed in the 2000 data. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races decreased by 40% over the decade. The data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either not available or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.89%	94.31%	-0.61%
Hispanic	3.1%	3.5%	12.9%
Two or More Races	1.7%	1.02%	-40%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.73%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%