Explore the Family Name Aceituno

The meaning of Aceituno

Spanish: 1. topographic name from aceituno ‘olive tree’, or a habitational name from any of the places called Aceituno. 2. probably also a nickname from the same word as 1 above, applied to someone who gathered or sold olives, or to someone who had dark skin. Compare Settoon.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Aceituno has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 35,003 in popularity, but rose to a ranking of 24,404 in 2010 — a substantial change of over 30%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew markedly during this period, increasing by 68.2% from 610 to 1,026. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly rose by 52.17%, from 0.23 to 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#24,404	30.28%
Count	610	1,026	68.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.35	52.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aceituno

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Aceituno identify as Hispanic. This group accounted for 91.48% of those with this surname in 2000, growing slightly to 92.30% in 2010. The percentage identifying as White also saw a small increase, from 5.74% to 5.85%. Those identifying as Black represented a smaller portion of the total, but their share did grow at a faster rate, from 1.15% to 1.46% — an increase of nearly 27%. The data was suppressed for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, and there were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.48%	92.3%	0.9%
White	5.74%	5.85%	1.92%
Black	1.15%	1.46%	26.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%