How common is the surname Gaetano?

1,202 people in the United States had the surname Gaetano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gaetano?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gaetano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Gaetano getting more or less common?

More common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Gaetano also a first name?

Yes. Gaetano is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gaetano

A surname, carried by 1,202 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaetano is more common than 86.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,202 people named Gaetano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,166.

#21,672

rank among US surnames

1,202

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,004)

Who is named Gaetano

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Gaetano identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaetano

Gaetano has the Soundex code G350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G350.

Questions

How common is the surname Gaetano?: 1,202 people in the United States had the surname Gaetano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaetano?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gaetano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Gaetano getting more or less common?: More common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Gaetano also a first name?: Yes. Gaetano is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.