Explore the Family Name Aragones

The meaning of Aragones

Spanish (Aragonés): habitational or ethnic name for someone from Aragon (see Aragon).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Aragones has seen a notable growth in popularity over the past decade. From 2000 to 2010, its rank rose from 48,877 to 40,016, marking an impressive jump of 18.13%. Similarly, the count, or total number of people with the Aragones surname, increased by 35.31% during the same period, from 405 to 548 individuals. This indicates a steady increase in the proportion of those identifying with the Aragones surname per 100,000 people, since this figure grew by 26.67%, from 0.15 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,877	#40,016	18.13%
Count	405	548	35.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.19	26.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aragones

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Aragones, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as Aragones was of Hispanic descent, accounting for 60.49% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 59.49% in 2010. The percentage of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander also rose from 27.90% to 30.47% during this period. Additionally, there was an increase in the number of individuals of mixed ethnicities, with the proportion rising from 1.48% to 2.01%. However, the percentage of individuals with the Aragones surname identifying as White saw a decrease, falling from 9.38% to 6.75%. The data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	60.49%	59.49%	-1.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	27.9%	30.47%	9.21%
White	9.38%	6.75%	-28.04%
Two or More Races	1.48%	2.01%	35.81%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%