Explore the Family Name Almada

The meaning of Almada

Portuguese: habitational name from a place near Lisbon named Almada, from almádena ‘ore mine’ (from Arabic al-maʿāden). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Manuel, Jorge, Jose, Raul, Jesus, Ricardo, Armindo, Eduardo, Emilio, Enrique, Ernesto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Almada has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 22,283rd in popularity, but by 2010, its rank had improved to 20,852nd, marking a 6.42% change. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 1,079 in the year 2000 to 1,265 in 2010, a significant rise of 17.24%. The proportion per 100k people also showed a positive growth of 7.5%, increasing from 0.4 to 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,283	#20,852	6.42%
Count	1,079	1,265	17.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.43	7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Almada

In terms of ethnic identity, the Almada surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic community, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 72.29% of the bearers of the surname identified as Hispanic. This figure rose slightly to 75.73% by 2010, a change of 4.76%. Individuals identifying as White made up 22.8% in 2000, declining to 19.92% in 2010. There was a noticeable increase in the Black community using the surname, going from 0.46% to 2.37%. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation also increased by 20.72% during this period. However, there were no reports of individuals with this surname identifying as belonging to two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	72.29%	75.73%	4.76%
White	22.8%	19.92%	-12.63%
Black	0.46%	2.37%	415.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11%	1.34%	20.72%
Two or More Races	3.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%