Explore the Family Name Arizmendi

The meaning of Arizmendi

Basque: topographic name from areitz ‘oak’ + mendi ‘mountainside’. Compare Arismendi. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Fernando, Javier, Jorge, Juan, Alfredo, Armando, Efrain, Guadalupe, Hernan, Jaime, Jesus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arizmendi has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Arizmendi was ranked 13,496th in terms of popularity but climbed to the position of 9,479 by 2010, marking a rise of almost 30%. The data also indicates an increase in the count of people with this surname, growing from 2,066 in 2000 to 3,432 in 2010. This corresponds to an increase of over 66%. Consequently, the proportion of Arizmendis per 100,000 people has also grown by just over 50%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,496	#9,479	29.76%
Count	2,066	3,432	66.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	1.16	50.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arizmendi

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Arizmendi, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the vast majority identify as Hispanic. In 2000, over 93% identified as Hispanic, and this figure rose marginally to over 94% in 2010. Meanwhile, representation within the White group decreased by around 16%, falling from 5.71% in 2000 to 4.78% in 2010. There were also small increases in the Black group and decreases in the American Indian and Alaskan Native group. However, there were no recorded individuals under Asian/Pacific Islander or those identifying with Two or more races for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.22%	94.29%	1.15%
White	5.71%	4.78%	-16.29%
Black	0.34%	0.41%	20.59%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.34%	0.29%	-14.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%