Explore the Family Name Albaladejo

The meaning of Albaladejo

Spanish: habitational name from either of two places called Albaladejo in La Mancha, from Hispano-Arabic al-balaṭ ‘the path’, with the Spanish diminutive suffix -ejo. In Spain, it is most common in Murcia.

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

The surname Albaladejo has increased in popularity over a span of ten years, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Albaladejo ranked 67,317 and by 2010, it had risen to 54,530, showing an approximately 19% increase in ranking. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an increase from 274 in 2000 to 378 in 2010, a rise of nearly 38%. This indicates that for every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the Albaladejo surname increased by 30%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,317	#54,530	19%
Count	274	378	37.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Albaladejo

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Albaladejo surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a modest increase of 2.12%, rising from 90.15% to 92.06%, there were decreases in other ethnicities. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 34.79% and those identifying as White dropped by 36.64%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Black in 2010, whereas there were none in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of those claiming two or more races, as well as American Indian and Alaskan Native, remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.15%	92.06%	2.12%
White	5.84%	3.7%	-36.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.65%	2.38%	-34.79%
Black	0%	1.59%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%