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

Calixtro, 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 Calixtro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calixtro in America

Calixtro is the 39164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calixtro surname appeared 562 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 Calixtro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calixtro 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 Calixtro

The surname CALIXTRO is of Spanish origin, believed to have emerged during the 16th century in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. It is derived from the Latin name "Calixto," which itself comes from the Greek word "kallistos," meaning "most beautiful."

In its earliest recorded forms, the name appeared as "Calixto" or "Calisto" in various Spanish documents and records. It is thought to have evolved into the surname CALIXTRO as a patronymic, denoting lineage from an ancestor named Calixto.

One of the earliest known bearers of this surname was Juan Calixtro, a Spanish soldier who fought in the Conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. His name appears in several accounts of the conquest, including Bernal Díaz del Castillo's "Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España."

Another notable figure was Diego Calixtro, a 17th-century Spanish poet and playwright from Seville. His works, including plays such as "El amor constante" and "La dama melindrosa," were popular during the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

In the 18th century, Mariana Calixtro was a notable figure in the realm of music. Born in Cádiz in 1725, she was a renowned soprano who performed in various opera houses across Europe, including the prestigious Teatro San Carlo in Naples.

During the 19th century, the surname CALIXTRO can be found in various historical records from Spain, as well as in Spanish colonies in the Americas. One notable bearer was Ignacio Calixtro, a Mexican revolutionary who fought alongside Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920.

Another historical figure was María Calixtro, a Cuban writer and feminist activist born in Havana in 1865. She was a prominent figure in the early women's rights movement in Cuba and published several works advocating for gender equality and social reform.

While the surname CALIXTRO is not among the most common in Spain or Latin America, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and diverse cultural contexts, reflecting the enduring legacy of its Greek and Latin origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calixtro

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

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 Calixtro 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 Calixtro 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 Calixtro was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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