Explore the Family Name Amilcar

The meaning of Amilcar

Portuguese (Amílcar): from the personal name Amílcar, from the name of Hamilcar Barca, the Carthaginian general, father of Hannibal.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Amilcar has significantly increased in popularity in recent years. In 2000, this surname ranked 95,567th in the United States but by 2010, it had climbed to 63,218th, showing a change of 33.85 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also saw an impressive growth of 78.53 percent, increasing from 177 in 2000 to 316 in 2010. The proportion of people with the surname Amilcar per 100k also rose from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, marking a 57.14 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#95,567	#63,218	33.85%
Count	177	316	78.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amilcar

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Amilcar, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Although there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, the Hispanic group saw a significant increase of 58.23 percent. Likewise, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black also rose slightly from 74.01 percent to 77.85 percent. However, the proportion of individuals reporting two or more races decreased significantly by 67.33 percent. Interestingly, the dataset showed a new appearance of the White ethnicity, which was absent in 2000 but accounted for 1.58 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	74.01%	77.85%	5.19%
Hispanic	9.6%	15.19%	58.23%
Two or More Races	13.56%	4.43%	-67.33%
White	0%	1.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%