Explore the Family Name Areias

The meaning of Areias

Portuguese: habitational name from one of seven places called Areias in Portugal, from the Portuguese form of Latin arena ‘sand’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Areias' showed a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 76,946th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 84,748th. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped slightly during this time period, decreasing by 4.74% from 232 individuals in 2000 to 221 in 2010. This change also led to a lower proportion of people with the surname Areias per 100,000 individuals, which fell by 22.22% from 0.09 in 2000 to just 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,946	#84,748	-10.14%
Count	232	221	-4.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Areias

The ethnicity tied to the surname 'Areias' saw minimal changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The overwhelming majority of those bearing this surname identified as white, accounting for 90.09% in 2000 and 90.05% in 2010, indicating a minuscule drop of 0.04%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased notably, from 6.47% in 2000 to 8.60% in 2010, marking a rise of 32.92%. However, those identifying with two or more ethnicities, which made up 3.45% of the total in 2000, was not recorded in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.09%	90.05%	-0.04%
Hispanic	6.47%	8.6%	32.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%