Explore the Family Name Corvo

The meaning of Corvo

1. Italian and Spanish: from corvo ‘raven, rook’ (from Latin corvus), applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird in some way. 2. Spanish: nickname from corvo ‘crooked, bent’ (from Latin curvus). Compare Corbo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Amerigo, Gaetano. Spanish Adela, Mario, Ana, Caridad, Humberto, Roberto, Rogelio, Rutilio.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Corvo has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 54,880th in prevalence and moved slightly to 55,121st in 2010, a 0.44% decrease in rank. However, the count of people with this surname increased from 351 to 373 during the same period, a rise of 6.27%. The proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,880	#55,121	-0.44%
Count	351	373	6.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Corvo

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. People identifying as white made up the majority of those with the Corvo surname, though their percentage decreased from 76.07% in 2000 to 66.22% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic portion saw an increase from 23.36% to 31.10%. Notably, in 2010, there was a small representation of individuals identifying with two or more races at 1.88%, a group not represented in 2000's data. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.07%	66.22%	-12.95%
Hispanic	23.36%	31.1%	33.13%
Two or More Races	0%	1.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%