Explore the Family Name Alatorre

The meaning of Alatorre

Spanish: topographic name meaning ‘at the tower’ (see Torre). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Francisco, Carlos, Juan, Jesus, Ramon, Leopoldo, Francisca, Graciela, Jose Luis, Manuel, Marcos.

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

The surname Alatorre has seen an increase in popularity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 8986th in terms of popularity but improved to 7031st in 2010, marking a positive change of 21.76%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 3345 in 2000 to 4759 in 2010, a growth of 42.27%. Consequently, the proportion of the Alatorre surname per 100,000 people also rose by 29.84% to reach 1.61 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,986	#7,031	21.76%
Count	3,345	4,759	42.27%
Proportion per 100k	1.24	1.61	29.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alatorre

As for the ethnicity breakdown of the Alatorre surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, most individuals identify as Hispanic, an identity that saw a slight increase of 1.61% between 2000 and 2010, reaching 95.29%. The percentage of those who identify as White decreased by 27.40% to 4.08% in 2010. Interestingly, there were small increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, though both starting from a base of zero in 2000. The group identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a notable decrease of 60.61%, falling to just 0.13% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races slightly decreased by 16.67%, making up 0.15% of the total in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.78%	95.29%	1.61%
White	5.62%	4.08%	-27.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.21%	0%
Two or More Races	0.18%	0.15%	-16.67%
Black	0%	0.15%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.13%	-60.61%