Explore the Family Name Bardales

The meaning of Bardales

Spanish: topographic name from the plural of bardal ‘covered with thorns’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Javier, Luis, Mario, Ana, Gilberto, Guillermo, Juan, Raul, Sergio, Alfredo, Arnoldo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bardales has significantly increased between the years 2000 and 2010. It jumped from the rank of 21,832 in 2000 to 15,606 in 2010, marking a growth of approximately 28.52%. The count of individuals bearing this name also witnessed a substantial rise from 1,110 to 1,873 during this period, indicating an increase of almost 68.74%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw an upsurge as well, from 0.41 to 0.63, which is a 53.66% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,832	#15,606	28.52%
Count	1,110	1,873	68.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.63	53.66%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bardales

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Bardales surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is most prevalent among individuals identifying as Hispanic. This group saw a slight increase from 90.54% in 2000 to 94.13% in 2010. Conversely, those identifying as White with the Bardales surname decreased from 8.56% to 5.45%, marking a drop of 36.33%. There was a negligible presence of the surname amongst Asian/Pacific Islanders at 0.27% in 2010 from no reported cases in 2000. No changes were reported for other ethnic identities including Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.54%	94.13%	3.97%
White	8.56%	5.45%	-36.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.27%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%