Explore the Family Name Alemany

The meaning of Alemany

Catalan equivalent of Spanish Aleman. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Enrique, Joaquin, Juan, Luis, Modesto, Alberto, Alicia, Ampara, Ana, Armando, Domingo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Alemany has seen a rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Alemany was ranked as the 41,657th most common name in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 36,525th spot — a noteworthy increase of 12.32%. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also saw a substantial growth of 24.39%, rising from 492 in 2000 to 612 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of Alemanys per 100,000 people in the country grew by 16.67% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,657	#36,525	12.32%
Count	492	612	24.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.21	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alemany

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census paints an interesting picture of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Alemany. It shows that the majority of people with this last name identify as Hispanic—an ethnic group that saw a slight increase from 78.25% in 2000 to 81.86% in 2010. There was a decrease, however, in the percentage identifying as White, dropping from 19.51% in 2000 to 16.18% in 2010. The number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also decreased from 1.42% to 0.98%. The surname did not register any persons identifying as Black, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during the two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	78.25%	81.86%	4.61%
White	19.51%	16.18%	-17.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.42%	0.98%	-30.99%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%