Explore the Family Name Ardila

The meaning of Ardila

Spanish: habitational name from the town of Ardila in Badajoz province, or a topographic name from the identically named river in Extremadura.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ardila has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Ardila was ranked as the 36,630th most popular surname with a count of 576. By 2010, the ranking had improved to 26,695 with a notable increase in count to 912. This represents an impressive rank change of around 27.12% and a count increase of approximately 58.33%. As a result, the proportion per 100,000 people also grew by about 47.62%, rising from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,630	#26,695	27.12%
Count	576	912	58.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.31	47.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ardila

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ardila, the data taken from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that it is predominantly linked to the Hispanic ethnicity. In 2000, around 89.24% of those bearing the surname identified as Hispanic, a number which slightly increased to 90.90% in 2010. On the other hand, there was a small decrease in the percentage identifying as White from 9.55% in 2000 to 8.22% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the name Ardila identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, in 2010, some Black representation was noted at 0.66%, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.24%	90.9%	1.86%
White	9.55%	8.22%	-13.93%
Black	0%	0.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%