Explore the Family Name Crisanto

The meaning of Crisanto

Spanish and Italian: from the personal name Crisanto, from Greek Chrysanthos, literally ‘gold flower’. This surname is very rare in Italy.

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

Based on data collected from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Crisanto has seen a significant increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Crisanto was ranked 39,617th in popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 28,380th position - an impressive rise of 28.36%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased during this period, going up from 522 to 841, marking a substantial growth of 61.11%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k of the population bearing this surname experienced a boost of 52.63%, moving from 0.19 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,617	#28,380	28.36%
Count	522	841	61.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.29	52.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crisanto

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identities associated with the surname Crisanto. From 2000 to 2010, there was a slight increase in the percentage of Crisanto's who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 6.13% to 6.3%. The group identifying as Hispanic saw a minor rise, increasing from 85.63% to 87.28%. However, the demographic identifying as Two or more races saw a decrease of 37.79%, falling from 1.72% to 1.07%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals identifying as White also decreased slightly, from 4.6% to 4.16%. No Crisanto's identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	85.63%	87.28%	1.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.13%	6.3%	2.77%
White	4.6%	4.16%	-9.57%
Two or More Races	1.72%	1.07%	-37.79%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%