Explore the Family Name Aquilar

The meaning of Aquilar

Hispanic and southern Italian: altered form of Spanish and Catalan Aguilar. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Pedro, Alfredo, Emilio, Enrique, Fidelina, Gildardo, Jesus, Jose Antonio, Josefina, Laureano. Italian Antonio, Marco, Paolo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Aquilar has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 27,413th most popular surname and by 2010, it had jumped to the 23,768th position, marking a 13.3% increase in rank. The number of people bearing the surname also grew from 828 to 1,064, reflecting a 28.5% boost. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Aquilar surname per 100,000 people increased by 16.13%, from 0.31 to 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,413	#23,768	13.3%
Count	828	1,064	28.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.36	16.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aquilar

As for the ethnicity associated with the Aquilar surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic identity remained the dominant group at approximately 90%, despite a marginal decrease of 0.99%. There was an observable surge in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, climbing from 1.09% to 1.79%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Black in 2000, this group emerged to account for 0.85% of Aquilars by 2010. However, the proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero. The figures for the White grouping and those identifying as two or more races saw slight increases and no change respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.94%	90.04%	-0.99%
White	6.52%	6.77%	3.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	1.79%	64.22%
Black	0%	0.85%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.72%	0%	0%