Explore the Family Name Berlanga

The meaning of Berlanga

Spanish: habitational name from a place so named in Badajoz province, or from Berlanga de Duero in Soria, or Berlanga del Bierzo in León. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Pedro, Alfredo, Domingo, Armando, Benito, Jesus, Juan, Luis, Lupe, Manuel, Roberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Berlanga saw an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The surname rose from rank 16,829 in 2000 to 15,221 in 2010, marking a 9.55% change. Furthermore, the count of people with this surname rose from 1,561 to 1,935 during the same period, an increase of almost 24%. The proportion of people named Berlanga per 100,000 also increased by 13.79%, from 0.58 to 0.66.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,829	#15,221	9.55%
Count	1,561	1,935	23.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.66	13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Berlanga

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Berlanga, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of bearers of the surname identified as Hispanic, which slightly dipped from 92.31% to 91.52%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as White saw a modest increase from 6.47% to 7.49%. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared in the 2010 census, accounting for 0.62%, whereas they were not recorded in 2000. However, the percentage identifying as Black was no longer present in the 2010 data. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.31%	91.52%	-0.86%
White	6.47%	7.49%	15.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.51%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%