Explore the Family Name Aburto

The meaning of Aburto

Basque: topographic name from aburto ‘place of kermes oaks’, from abur ‘kermes oak’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Juan, Manuel, Alejandro, Isidoro, Pablo, Pedro, Adolfo, Alfredo, Amado, Amalia.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, Aburto's surname popularity has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Aburto ranked 16,293 in popularity, but by 2010, it jumped to 11,764 - a substantial 27.8% increase. The number of people with this surname also increased from 1,628 in 2000 to 2,663 in 2010, marking an uptick of 63.57%. This data reveals that for every 100,000 people in 2000, approximately 0.6 held the Aburto surname, while in 2010, the proportion rose to 0.9 per 100,000, showing a 50% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,293	#11,764	27.8%
Count	1,628	2,663	63.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.9	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aburto

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that those with the Aburto surname are mostly Hispanic, making up 96.56% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.87% in 2010. The White population with this surname saw a small growth of about 10.98%, changing from 2.64% in 2000 to 2.93% in 2010. Presence of the Aburto surname among Black individuals marginally decreased by 4.65%, going from 0.43% in 2000 to 0.41% in 2010. However, the census data started recording the presence of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and individuals identifying as two or more races in 2010, accounting for 0.49% and 0.30% respectively. There was no recorded change within the American Indian and Alaskan Native community.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.56%	95.87%	-0.71%
White	2.64%	2.93%	10.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.49%	0%
Black	0.43%	0.41%	-4.65%
Two or More Races	0%	0.3%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%