Explore the Family Name Barcenas

The meaning of Barcenas

Spanish (Bárcenas): habitational name from any of various places throughout Spain named Bárcenas, from an unattested pre-Roman topographic element bargina, denoting an area of cultivated land. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Alfredo, Arturo, Jorge, Luis, Francisco, Jesus, Mario, Pedro, Alicia.

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

The popularity of the surname Barcenas has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The rank of the surname rose from 7373 in 2000 to 5031 in 2010, marking an uptick of 31.76%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a noteworthy rise from 4166 to 6979, a change of 67.52%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Barcenas per 100,000 increased by 53.9%, moving from 1.54 to 2.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#7,373	#5,031	31.76%
Count	4,166	6,979	67.52%
Proportion per 100k	1.54	2.37	53.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barcenas

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname Barcenas, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as Hispanic, with 93.61% in 2000 and slightly less at 93.39% in 2010. There was a slight increase in the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, going from 2.11% to 2.65%. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 3.77% to 3.25%. Interestingly, there were no reported instances of individuals with the Barcenas surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups made up 0.21% and 0.11% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.61%	93.39%	-0.24%
White	3.77%	3.25%	-13.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.11%	2.65%	25.59%
Two or More Races	0.36%	0.37%	2.78%
Black	0%	0.21%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.11%	0%