Explore the Family Name Ciaravino

The meaning of Ciaravino

Italian: from a personal name of ancient Germanic origin, Giaravino, Gerevini, reinterpreted through folk etymology as Italian ciara ‘sniffs’ + vino ‘wine’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Carlo, Gaspare, Pietro, Sal, Salvatore, Angelo, Francesca, Gaetano, Ignazio, Settimo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ciaravino saw a minor increase between 2000 and 2010. The surname was ranked 37,043 in 2000 and rose slightly to 37,029 by 2010, marking a marginal growth rate of 0.04%. During the same time frame, the number of individuals with this surname also increased from 567 to 603, representing a 6.35% rise. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of -4.76%, moving from 0.21 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,043	#37,029	0.04%
Count	567	603	6.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ciaravino

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ciaravino, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is overwhelmingly identified as White, although there has been a small decrease of -0.99% from 96.65% in 2000 to 95.69% in 2010. A small percentage identifies as Hispanic, which saw a modest increase from 2.65% to 2.82% over the decade. Additionally, there was a negligible presence of Asian/Pacific Islander affiliation emerging in 2010 at 0.83%. However, the figures for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or having two or more races remained suppressed or unchanged during the period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	95.69%	-0.99%
Hispanic	2.65%	2.82%	6.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.83%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%