Explore the Family Name Abril

The meaning of Abril

Spanish and Portuguese: from an old personal name, Abril, based on the name of the month (from Latin Aprilis, ‘April’). See also April. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Eduardo, Juan, Jesus, Julio, Alberto, Alfonso, Alvaro, Dionicio, Jose, Luis, Rodolfo.

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How common is the last name Abril in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abril has gained popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname advanced from 14,432 in 2000 to 12,921 in 2010, marking a progress of 10.47%. During the same period, the count of people bearing the surname Abril increased by 25.34% from 1,898 to 2,379. Furthermore, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also rose by 15.71%, from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.81 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,432	#12,921	10.47%
Count	1,898	2,379	25.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.81	15.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abril

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows noticeable changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Abril surname between 2000 and 2010. While the Hispanic ethnicity remains dominant with 78.23% in 2010, down slightly from 78.82% in 2000, there was a significant increase in those identifying as two or more races, with a change of 147.62%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a modest growth, rising from 7.17% to 8.24%. There was a slight increase among American Indian and Alaskan Natives, up from 0.42% to 0.55%. Conversely, there were decreases in the proportions of individuals with the Abril surname who identified as White and Black, falling by 11.18% and 21.11% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	78.82%	78.23%	-0.75%
White	12.07%	10.72%	-11.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.17%	8.24%	14.92%
Two or More Races	0.63%	1.56%	147.62%
Black	0.9%	0.71%	-21.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.42%	0.55%	30.95%