Explore the Family Name Nicastro

The meaning of Nicastro

Italian (southern): habitational name from Nicastro in Catanzaro province, named from Latin Neocastrum ‘new camp’, from medieval Greek neokastron. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carmine, Sal, Carmelo, Gennaro, Orazio, Vito, Antonio, Carlo, Ciriaco, Cosmo, Dino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nicastro has seen a slight decrease in rank from 13,282 in 2000 to 14,046 in 2010, reflecting a change of -5.75%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 1.76% from 2,107 in 2000 to 2,144 in 2010. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people also declined by -6.41% from 0.78 in 2000 to 0.73 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,282	#14,046	-5.75%
Count	2,107	2,144	1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.73	-6.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nicastro

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Nicastro, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority identify as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 95.92% in 2000 to 93.84% in 2010. The data indicates an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising significantly from 2.33% in 2000 to 4.43% in 2010, and a moderate increase among those who identify as Black, from 0.33% to 0.56%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 have reduced to zero in 2010, and the percentage of those reporting two or more races has also dropped from 1.14% to 0.51%. No change was noted for American Indian and Alaskan Native identity holders.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.92%	93.84%	-2.17%
Hispanic	2.33%	4.43%	90.13%
Black	0.33%	0.56%	69.7%
Two or More Races	1.14%	0.51%	-55.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.28%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%