The surname Caldera
A surname, carried by 7,802 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex C436
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 7,802 people named Caldera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,573 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,673.
#4,542
rank among US surnames
7,802
people in 2010
2.6
per 100,000 Americans
+37.5%
change since 2000 (was #5,608)
Who is named Caldera
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
89% of people named Caldera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
- White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- Two or more races 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Caldera
Caldera has the Soundex code C436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C436.
Questions
- How common is the surname Caldera?
- 7,802 people in the United States had the surname Caldera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,573 Americans. It ranked 4,542nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Caldera?
- In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Caldera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Caldera getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,802 in 2010, up 38%.