Explore the Family Name Alvillar

The meaning of Alvillar

Spanish: variant of Alviar. In Spain, it is found mainly in Alicante. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Cesar, Jose, Manuel, Alvaro, Amparo, Armando, Efren, Eufracio, Guadalupe, Ignacio, Jesus, Lilia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Alvillar has increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 37,534th in 2000 to 32,710th in 2010, noting a positive change of 12.85%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the surname Alvillar rose from 558 in 2000 to 702 in 2010, marking an increase of 25.81%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Alvillar surname per 100,000 people also escalated from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010, showing a growth of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,534	#32,710	12.85%
Count	558	702	25.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.24	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alvillar

On the aspect of ethnic identity, the information obtained from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Alvillar surname identify as Hispanic. There was a slight increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic between 2000 and 2010, moving from 86.74% to 89.03%, indicating a 2.64% rise. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as White decreased by 16.91%, going down from 11.83% in 2000 to 9.83% in 2010. For other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, the census data was either suppressed for privacy or showed no change during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.74%	89.03%	2.64%
White	11.83%	9.83%	-16.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%