Explore the Family Name Amescua

The meaning of Amescua

Basque: Castilianized form of Amezkua (see Amezcua). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Elba, Guadalupe, Jesus, Luis, Amparo, Arnulfo, Eliceo, Esperanza, Felipe, Fernando, Genaro.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Amescua ranks as the 34,185th most popular last name in the United States, a slight decline from its 2000 rank of 33,142. The number of individuals bearing this surname increased marginally from 651 in 2000 to 664 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 2.0%. However, when scaled to the population size, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals slightly decreased by 4.17% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,142	#34,185	-3.15%
Count	651	664	2%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amescua

The ethnicity distribution of the Amescua surname has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 88.79% identified as Hispanic, slightly decreasing to 88.10% in 2010. Those identifying as White made up 10.45% in 2000, which also saw a decrease to 9.79% in 2010. Notably, there were no recorded individuals with the Amescua surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, in 2010, both Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories reported a 0.90% representation under this surname. There were still no individuals identifying as Black or two or more races in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.79%	88.1%	-0.78%
White	10.45%	9.79%	-6.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.9%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.9%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%