Explore the Family Name Atilano

The meaning of Atilano

Spanish and Portuguese: from the personal name Atilano, from the Visigothic name Attila. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Jesus, Luis, Enrique, Guillermo, Hilario, Juan, Manuel, Ruben, Rufino, Agustin, Alejandro.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Atilano has seen a considerable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of its rank, it climbed from 14,823rd place in 2000 to 11,753rd place in 2010, marking a 20.71% rise in its standings. The count recorded under this surname also saw a significant surge of 45.23%, going from 1,835 in 2000 to 2,665 by 2010. Meanwhile, the frequency of the surname per 100,000 people increased by 32.35%, from 0.68 to 0.9.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,823	#11,753	20.71%
Count	1,835	2,665	45.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.9	32.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Atilano

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Atilano surname identify as Hispanic, making up over 90% in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease of 0.28% in this group over the decade. People identifying as White under the surname Atilano experienced an increase, rising from 4.9% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2010, a change of 10.2%. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders also saw a small increase from 2.62% to 2.7%, an upward shift of 3.05%. There were no changes reported for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, while the data for those reporting two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.93%	91.67%	-0.28%
White	4.9%	5.4%	10.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.62%	2.7%	3.05%
Two or More Races	0.33%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%