Explore the Family Name Arvizo

The meaning of Arvizo

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): altered form of Basque Arbizu or Arvizu. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Alvaro, Eraclio, Guadalupe, Jorge, Jose, Juan, Manuel, Ramon, Alfonso, Cristina, Felipe, Francisco.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arvizo had a significant increase in popularity. In 2000, Arvizo was ranked 24,350th in popularity and had 964 individuals bearing that name. A decade later, the name climbed to the 20,884th spot with an impressive 14.23% change in rank and expanded its count by 30.91% to 1,262 individuals. This increase also reflected in the proportion per 100k which saw a growth of 19.44%, moving from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.43 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,350	#20,884	14.23%
Count	964	1,262	30.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.43	19.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arvizo

Moving on to the Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it's evident that the Arvizo surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic ethnic identity. In 2000, a whopping 91.70% identified as Hispanic, and although this decreased marginally by 0.28% in 2010, it still commanded a dominant 91.44%. The White ethnicity had a slight increment of 5.21%, going from 6.33% in 2000 to 6.66% in 2010. Notably, the Asian/Pacific Islander category marked its presence in 2010 with 0.71%. However, the Two or more races category disappeared completely in 2010, after having 0.93% in 2000. Lastly, American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 11.29%, ticking down from 0.62% to 0.55% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.7%	91.44%	-0.28%
White	6.33%	6.66%	5.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.71%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.55%	-11.29%
Two or More Races	0.93%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%