Explore the Family Name Arellanes

The meaning of Arellanes

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): probably a derivative of Spanish Arellano. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Arturo, Cesar, Guadalupe, Jorge, Manuel, Mario, Roberto, Agustina, Armida, Cirilo, Concepcion.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Arellanes saw a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 18,461 in 2000 to 13,991 in 2010, marking an upward shift of 24.21%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Arellanes last name surged by 55.97%, from 1,381 to 2,154 during the same period. Similarly, its proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 43.14%, from 0.51 to 0.73.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,461	#13,991	24.21%
Count	1,381	2,154	55.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.73	43.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arellanes

The census data also provides insightful information about the ethnicity of individuals bearing the Arellanes surname. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a sizeable increase in the Hispanic ethnic identity associated with the Arellanes surname, from 87.04% to 91.97%. However, the percentage of those identifying as White significantly dropped from 11.22% to 7.24%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also decreased from 0.58% to 0.32%. Notably, there were no identified individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity within this surname group during these years. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races also declined from 0.58% to 0.28%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.04%	91.97%	5.66%
White	11.22%	7.24%	-35.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	0.32%	-44.83%
Two or More Races	0.58%	0.28%	-51.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%