Explore the Family Name Curro

The meaning of Curro

1. Italian (southern; Currò): from a shortened form (via Corrào, Currào) of the ancient Germanic personal name Corrado, an equivalent of Konrad. 2. Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from any of numerous places in Portugal and Galicia (Spain) so named, from curro ‘fold, pen’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Santo, Antonino, Carmela, Carmine, Dino, Filippo, Veto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Curro' experienced a decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,784 in popularity and dropped to 34,110 by 2010, reflecting a decrease of 14.52%. The count of individuals with the surname also lessened from 745 to 666, a fall of approximately 10.6%. The proportion of people named 'Curro' per 100,000 population reduced by 17.86% from 0.28 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,784	#34,110	-14.52%
Count	745	666	-10.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.23	-17.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Curro

The ethnicity table drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census shows changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Curro'. In 2000, a dominant 94.23% of those bearing the surname identified as White, slightly decreasing to 93.09% by 2010. The percentage of Hispanic identity saw a significant increase of 70.17%, moving from 3.62% to 6.16%. However, those identifying with two or more races saw a complete drop from 1.48% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian/Alaskan Native identities remained constant or were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.23%	93.09%	-1.21%
Hispanic	3.62%	6.16%	70.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.48%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%