Explore the Family Name Archila

The meaning of Archila

Hispanic: altered form of Spanish Archilla. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Miguel, Carlos, Jaime, Juan, Julio, Mario, Ana, Benigno, Cristina, Esperanza, Genaro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Archila has seen a notable increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Archila was ranked at 22,196, but its rank improved to 17,975 by 2010, showing a positive change of approximately 19.02%. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying the surname Archila grew from 1,085 in 2000 to 1,554 people in 2010. This represents a significant rise of 43.23%, indicating an increased prevalence of this surname. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a positive shift from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.53 in 2010, marking an increase of 32.5%.

20002010Change
Rank#22,196#17,97519.02%
Count1,0851,55443.23%
Proportion per 100k0.40.5332.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Archila

Moving onto ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Archila between 2000 and 2010. While the Hispanic identity retained the highest proportion among those with the surname Archila (93.82% in 2000 and 94.27% in 2010), there were slight changes in other categories. For instance, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 4.70% to 4.57%. On the other hand, the proportions for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black were previously absent in 2000 but emerged with small percentages in 2010, at 0.39% and 0.58% respectively. Notably, the data for those identifying with two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

20002010Change
Hispanic93.82%94.27%0.48%
White4.7%4.57%-2.77%
Black0%0.58%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.39%0%
Two or More Races0.83%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.46%0%0%