The Caira surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 369 people carried this name — #55,619 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 10% from 409 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 121 people named Caira.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 70 people named Caira live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 42 people named Caira live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Caira,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonia Caira 1850– · art model -
Maria Caira 1872–1949 · art model -
Anna Caira 1879–1916 · painter -
Carmela Caira 1879– · art model -
Giacinta Caira 1882–1947 · art model -
Phil Caira 1933–2003 · athlete
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Caira.
- Caiazzo 867 · U.S. census
- Cail 1,353 · U.S. census
- Caillet 176 · U.S. census
- Caillier 522 · U.S. census
- Caillouet 630 · U.S. census
- Cain 60,948 · U.S. census
- Caire 423 · U.S. census
- Cairo 1,734 · U.S. census
- Caisse 775 · U.S. census
- Cakir 250 · U.S. census
- Cal 634 · U.S. census
- Cala 1,011 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Caira is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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