Find out how popular the last name Calaro is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Calaro.

Calaro, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Calaro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calaro in America

Calaro is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calaro surname appeared 128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Calaro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calaro to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Calaro

The surname Calaro is believed to have originated in Italy during the medieval period, likely between the 11th and 13th centuries. It is derived from the Latin word "calor," meaning heat or warmth, possibly indicating that the name's original bearer lived in a warm or sunny region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Calaro can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Padovano, a collection of documents from the city of Padua, dated around the 12th century. The name is also mentioned in several other historical records from northern Italian cities, such as Venice and Milan.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the name Calaro was Giovanni Calaro, a Venetian merchant and diplomat who played a crucial role in negotiating trade agreements between Venice and other Mediterranean powers. He was born in 1320 and died in 1392.

Another prominent individual with the surname Calaro was Girolamo Calaro, a Renaissance humanist and scholar who lived in the 15th century. He was born in Verona in 1435 and became known for his translations of ancient Greek texts into Latin.

During the 16th century, the Calaro family established itself as a respected noble lineage in the city of Padua. One of their notable members was Gaspare Calaro, a lawyer and politician who served as a magistrate in Padua from 1550 to 1578.

In the 17th century, a famous artist named Pietro Calaro, also known as Pietro Longhi, was born in Venice in 1701. He was renowned for his genre paintings depicting scenes of everyday life in Venice, and his works are now housed in prestigious museums around the world. Pietro Calaro died in 1785.

While the name Calaro is not as widespread as some other Italian surnames, it has a rich historical legacy, particularly in the northern regions of Italy, where it originated and flourished over several centuries. The name's association with warmth and heat has endured, reflecting the cultural and geographical roots of this distinctive Italian surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calaro

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Calaro.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Calaro was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Calaro has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Calaro was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Calaro, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!