Explore the Family Name Anzaldua

The meaning of Anzaldua

Hispanic: Castilianized form of a topographic name from Basque aintzi ‘swamp’ + aldu ‘high’ + -a (article suffix). Compare Anzualda. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Adolfo, Amalio, Juan, Rodolfo, Alonzo, Amador, Arturo, Carlos, Guadalupe, Leticia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Anzaldua has been growing in popularity in the United States. In 2000, Anzaldua ranked 13,971 but improved to a rank of 13,190 by 2010, marking a 5.59% change. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 1,982 people in 2000 to 2,317 people in 2010, a significant 16.9% increase. This surge was also reflected in the proportion per 100k, which rose from 0.73 in 2000 to 0.79 in 2010, an 8.22% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,971	#13,190	5.59%
Count	1,982	2,317	16.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.79	8.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anzaldua

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of people with the surname Anzaldua identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 88.75% identified as Hispanic and this slightly decreased to 88.48% in 2010. The proportion identifying as White saw a slight increase from 9.79% in 2000 to 10.27% in 2010. Interestingly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw an increase, albeit small, from 0.61% to 0.69%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black remained constant at 0%, while those identifying with two or more races decreased from 0.45% to 0.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.75%	88.48%	-0.3%
White	9.79%	10.27%	4.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.61%	0.69%	13.11%
Two or More Races	0.45%	0.22%	-51.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%