Explore the Family Name Ceravolo

The meaning of Ceravolo

Italian: unflattering nickname from a southern dialect word, ceravolo ‘snake-charmer’, by extension ‘rogue or charlatan’. Compare Ciraulo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Antonio, Domenic, Giuseppe, Pietro, Primo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ceravolo has grown in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 52,935 in popularity and increased to a rank of 48,995 in 2010, marking a 7.44% change. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 367 in 2000 to 430 in 2010, a substantial growth of 17.17%. Consequently, the proportion of Ceravolos per 100k people slightly elevated by 7.14%, moving from 0.14 to 0.15 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#48,995	7.44%
Count	367	430	17.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ceravolo

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those with the surname Ceravolo identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, constituting 96.19% and 96.05% respectively, with a minor decrease of 0.15%. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities bearing this surname during these years. However, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic representation within the Ceravolo surname bearers from 1.63% in 2000 to 3.02% in 2010, marking an impressive 85.28% change. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.63% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	96.05%	-0.15%
Hispanic	1.63%	3.02%	85.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.63%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%