Explore the Family Name Curatolo

The meaning of Curatolo

Italian (southern; Curàtolo): occupational name from Calabrian and Sicilian curatulu ‘head herdsman or shepherd’, ‘foreman’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Angelo, Francesco, Antonio, Carmine, Aldo, Alfonso, Amalia, Angelina, Arcangelo, Benedetto, Carlo, Carmela, Carmelo, Caterina, Marta.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Curatolo surname has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,459, but by 2010 it had jumped to rank 30,509 – an improvement of 11.46%. The count of people with this surname also grew during this period, from 622 in 2000 to 765 in 2010, which is an impressive 22.99% increase. The proportion of individuals named Curatolo per 100,000 residents similarly rose by 13.04%, from 0.23 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,459	#30,509	11.46%
Count	622	765	22.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.26	13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curatolo

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with the Curatolo surname identified as white in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in the percentage identifying as such, dropping from 95.5% in 2000 to 91.63% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation nearly doubled, increasing by 105.86% from 2.73% to 5.62%. There was a small debut of Asian/Pacific Islanders among the Curatolos in 2010, while the percentage of those who identified with two or more races decreased slightly. No Curatolos identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.5%	91.63%	-4.05%
Hispanic	2.73%	5.62%	105.86%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.31%	-9.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.05%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%