Explore the Family Name Argenal

The meaning of Argenal

Hispanic (Argeñal; mainly Nicaragua): unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Argenal has shown a significant increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Argenal was the 86,992nd most popular surname, with 199 counts. By 2010, it had risen to the 60,960th position, an impressive growth of nearly 30 percent. The count also increased by around 66 percent to reach 330. This indicates a higher proportion of individuals carrying this surname per 100,000 people, which went up from 0.07 to 0.11, marking a rise of over 57 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,992	#60,960	29.92%
Count	199	330	65.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Argenal

Shifting focus towards the ethnic identity associated with the Argenal surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting trends. The majority of people with this surname identified as Hispanic, with proportions increasing slightly from 86.93 percent in 2000 to 90.3 percent in 2010. The share of those identifying as White saw a substantial decrease of over 43 percent, dropping from 8.04 percent in 2000 to 4.55 percent in 2010. A slight downward trend was noted among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, dropping by about 13 percent to 3.94 percent. There were no changes observed in the proportions of people identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races, with these categories remaining at zero throughout both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.93%	90.3%	3.88%
White	8.04%	4.55%	-43.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.52%	3.94%	-12.83%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%