Explore the Family Name Bando

The meaning of Bando

1. Japanese (Bandō): written 坂東 or 板東 ‘east of the slope’, referring to provinces east of Ōsaka (‘great slope’). The name is found mostly in western Japan. 2. Spanish (mainly Andalusia): possibly a habitational name from any of the places called Bando in A Coruña (Galicia). 3. Polish: unexplained. This surname is rare in Poland. Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Akiko, Keizo, Atsushi, Katsuhiro, Katsuyo, Seiko, Takeshi, Toshiaki.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bando ranked 51,583 in popularity in 2000 and moved to rank 54,418 by 2010, a decrease of 5.5%. The count of individuals with this surname remained consistent at 379 from 2000 to 2010. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, the occurrence of Bando went down from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010, marking a 7.14% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,583	#54,418	-5.5%
Count	379	379	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bando

Discussing ethnic identity, the census data shows a shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 20.58% of those with the Bando surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, which increased slightly to 21.37% by 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly, from 5.54% to 2.90%. The percentage of White individuals with this surname also saw a decrease from 63.32% to 60.42%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Hispanics increased substantially from 6.86% to 11.87%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year according to the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.32%	60.42%	-4.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	20.58%	21.37%	3.84%
Hispanic	6.86%	11.87%	73.03%
Two or More Races	5.54%	2.9%	-47.65%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%