Explore the Family Name Agcaoili

The meaning of Agcaoili

Filipino: nickname for someone who had returned to his place of origin, from a Hispanicized form of an Ilokano word meaning ‘to come back’, composed of ag-, a verb-forming prefix, + kawili ‘return’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Constante, Florencio, Rogelio, Angelito, Arturo, Ernesto, Eulalio, Fernando, Florentino, Francisco, Irineo, Jesus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Agcaoili increased significantly from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,658th and rose to 24,718th by 2010, indicating a 21.92% rise in rank over ten years. The actual count of people with this surname also grew from 690 to 1009, a 46.23% increase. This caused the proportion per 100,000 people to go up from 0.26 to 0.34, marking a 30.77% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,658	#24,718	21.92%
Count	690	1,009	46.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.34	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Agcaoili

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Agcaoili, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing slightly from 81.74% to 82.36% between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a substantial increase of 41.90%, going from 5.80% to 8.23%. Conversely, those identifying as White decreased from 3.91% to 2.68%, a drop of 31.46%. Hispanic identifications also dropped by 20.45%, going from 7.97% to 6.34%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	81.74%	82.36%	0.76%
Two or More Races	5.8%	8.23%	41.9%
Hispanic	7.97%	6.34%	-20.45%
White	3.91%	2.68%	-31.46%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%