How common is the surname Lacava?

1,161 people in the United States had the surname Lacava in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lacava?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lacava identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lacava?

Gregory La Cava, American film director (1892-1952).

Where is the surname Lacava most common?

Wikidata records people named Lacava in the United States.

Is the surname Lacava getting more or less common?

More common. 1,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Lacava

An Italian surname, carried by 1,161 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L210

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lacava is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Lacava.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,161 people named Lacava in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,090.

#22,216

rank among US surnames

1,161

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,132)

Who is named Lacava

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

93% of people named Lacava identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lacavas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gregory La Cava
American film director (1892-1952)

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lacava come from?: Borrowed from Italian Lacava.
How common is the surname Lacava?: 1,161 people in the United States had the surname Lacava in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lacava?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lacava identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lacava?: Gregory La Cava, American film director (1892-1952).
Where is the surname Lacava most common?: Wikidata records people named Lacava in the United States.
Is the surname Lacava getting more or less common?: More common. 1,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, up 6.5%.