Explore the Family Name Amarillas

The meaning of Amarillas

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Amarillas in Extremadura or Las Amarillas in Andalusia, from Spanish amarillo ‘yellow’, probably referring to the color of the earth.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Amarillas has gained some traction in terms of popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 30,716th in popularity but increased 16.38 percent to the rank of 25,684 by 2010. The count of individuals with this last name also rose 34.08 percent from 716 to 960 during the same time period. Consequently, the proportion of people named Amarillas per 100,000 people jumped from 0.27 to 0.33 showing a rise of 22.22 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,716	#25,684	16.38%
Count	716	960	34.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.33	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amarillas

Looking at the ethnicity breakdown for the Amarillas surname from the Decennial U.S. Census data, there has been a significant shift between 2000 and 2010. Hispanic identity is most common among those with the Amarillas surname, accounting for 87.85 percent in 2000 and increasing to 92.40 percent in 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up 9.22 percent in 2000, which decreased to 5.83 percent in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islanders held a small percentage of Amarillas, with only 1.40 percent in 2000 and slightly lower at 1.35 percent in 2010. There were no recorded Amarillas identifying with two or more races or as Black in either year. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 0.98 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.85%	92.4%	5.18%
White	9.22%	5.83%	-36.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4%	1.35%	-3.57%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.98%	0%	-100%