Explore the Family Name Arroyave

The meaning of Arroyave

Basque: Castilianized form of Arroyabe, a habitational name from a place called Arroyabe in Araba/Álava province, Basque Country (Spain), from Basque arroi ‘gorge, ravine’ + be(h)e ‘below’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Efrain, Guillermo, Jose, Raul, Adriana, Fabio, Mario, Rocio, Alejandro, Augusto, Bernardo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arroyave rose significantly in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 34,503rd in popularity and increased to the rank of 28,100 by 2010, reflecting an increase of 18.56%. The count of people with the Arroyave surname also grew during this time period, from 621 individuals in 2000 to 852 in 2010, a growth rate of 37.2%. This represents an increase in proportion from 0.23 per 100k people in 2000 to 0.29 per 100k in 2010, an overall growth of 26.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,503	#28,100	18.56%
Count	621	852	37.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.29	26.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arroyave

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the surname Arroyave is predominantly Hispanic in ethnic identity. In 2000, 90.98% of those bearing the surname identified as Hispanic, increasing slightly to 92.37% by 2010. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 8.05% in 2000 to 7.39% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Arroyave surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.98%	92.37%	1.53%
White	8.05%	7.39%	-8.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%