Explore the Family Name Arquilla

The meaning of Arquilla

1. Spanish: habitational name from a place so named in Málaga province, or from a diminutive of the vocabulary word arca ‘chest, coffer’, hence an occupational name for a chest maker. 2. Italian: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Velio, Dario, Guido, Marco, Primo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Arquilla shows a slightly declining trend from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 55,124 and dropped to 60,505 in 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 9.76%. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying the surname also saw a reduction from 349 in 2000 to 333 in 2010, marking a drop of around 4.58%. The proportion of the surname per 100k people also decreased by about 15.38% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#60,505	-9.76%
Count	349	333	-4.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arquilla

When it comes to the ethnic identity linked with the surname Arquilla, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identifies as White, with 94.27% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 93.69% in 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islander under this surname reduced by 30.23% during the same period. There was a noticeable increase in the Hispanic percentage, rising from 2.58% in 2000 to 3.3% in 2010, a growth of approximately 27.91%. However, no evidence was found for individuals identifying as Black, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.27%	93.69%	-0.62%
Hispanic	2.58%	3.3%	27.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.58%	1.8%	-30.23%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%