Explore the Family Name Clarizio

The meaning of Clarizio

Italian: from a derivative of the nickname or personal name Chiaro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Arcangelo, Dino, Giacomo, Gino, Luco, Orlando, Ottavio, Rocco, Sal, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Clarizio has slightly decreased in recent years. In 2000, Clarizio ranked 50,468 in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had slipped to a rank of 53,072. This represents a drop of 5.16%. Despite this change in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname has remained fairly steady, rising marginally from 389 in 2000 to 390 in 2010. However, when expressed as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of this surname has fallen by 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,468	#53,072	-5.16%
Count	389	390	0.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clarizio

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Clarizio, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, we can see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, those carrying the Clarizio surname identified as White, with 94.86% in 2000 and a slight dip to 94.62% in 2010. The percentage identifying as two or more races dropped from 3.08% to 2.56% over this decade. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic. This group rose from 1.29% in 2000 to 2.31% in 2010, marking an increase of 79.07%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.86%	94.62%	-0.25%
Two or More Races	3.08%	2.56%	-16.88%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.31%	79.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%