Explore the Family Name Giacalone

The meaning of Giacalone

Italian (southern): from Sicilian ggiacaluni ‘small field rat, shrew’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Giuseppe, Sal, Gaspare, Mario, Nicolo, Nino, Pietro, Salvatore, Angelo, Antonino, Gabriele, Rosario.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Giacalone has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,208th most common in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 17,135th spot, indicating a decline of about 5.72%. Despite this shift in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 1,639 to 1,654, showing a marginal growth of 0.92%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,208	#17,135	-5.72%
Count	1,639	1,654	0.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.56	-8.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Giacalone

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Giacalone surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we see changes over the decade. The majority identify as White, making up 95.49% in 2000 and 94.44% in 2010, a slight decrease of 1.10%. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.14% in 2000 to 3.08% in 2010, which is nearly a 44% change. Additionally, there were minimal counts of people who identify with two or more races, decreasing from 2.20% in 2000 to 1.21% in 2010. Interestingly, a small percentage (0.85%) reported as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while this category was zero in 2000. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.49%	94.44%	-1.1%
Hispanic	2.14%	3.08%	43.93%
Two or More Races	2.2%	1.21%	-45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%