Explore the Family Name Barcena

The meaning of Barcena

Spanish (Bárcena): variant of Bárcenas (see Barcenas). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Jose, Blasa, Carlos, Fernando, Luis, Raul, Alicia, Apolonio, Armando, Arturo, Esequiel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Barcena has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,738th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to 23,100th place, marking a 13.61% rise. The count of individuals with this surname also grew during this period from 856 to 1,105, an impressive 29.09% jump. As of 2010, for every 100,000 people, approximately 37 carried the Barcena surname, an increase of 15.63% from 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,738	#23,100	13.61%
Count	856	1,105	29.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.37	15.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barcena

The ethnicity profile of the surname Barcena, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, indicates that the majority identify as Hispanic, totaling 76.47% in 2010, a slight uptick of 0.39% from 2000. Those who identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander represented the next largest group, increasing from 11.33% in 2000 to 15.48% in 2010. This represents a significant growth of 36.63%. However, those identifying as White saw a substantial decrease, from 11.21% in 2000 to just 6.15% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities almost doubled during this period, from 0.58% to 1.00%. No change was observed for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	76.17%	76.47%	0.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.33%	15.48%	36.63%
White	11.21%	6.15%	-45.14%
Two or More Races	0.58%	1%	72.41%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%