How common is the surname Nicastro?

2,144 people in the United States had the surname Nicastro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,004 Americans. It ranked 14,046th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nicastro?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nicastro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nicastro?

Michelle Nicastro, American actress, singer (1960–2010).

Where is the surname Nicastro most common?

Wikidata records people named Nicastro in the United States.

Is the surname Nicastro getting more or less common?

More common. 2,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,144 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Nicastro

An Italian surname, carried by 2,144 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N223

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nicastro is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Nicastro.

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 2,144 people named Nicastro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,004 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,107.

#14,046

rank among US surnames

2,144

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,038	Sang	2,146	143,870
#14,042	Viator	2,145	143,937
#14,046	Jolliff	2,144	144,004
#14,050	Tiner	2,143	144,072

Who is named Nicastro

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

94% of people named Nicastro identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nicastros

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michelle Nicastro
American actress, singer (1960–2010)

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nicastro come from?: Borrowed from Italian Nicastro.
How common is the surname Nicastro?: 2,144 people in the United States had the surname Nicastro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,004 Americans. It ranked 14,046th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nicastro?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nicastro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nicastro?: Michelle Nicastro, American actress, singer (1960–2010).
Where is the surname Nicastro most common?: Wikidata records people named Nicastro in the United States.
Is the surname Nicastro getting more or less common?: More common. 2,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,144 in 2010, up 1.8%.