Explore the Family Name Bermeo

The meaning of Bermeo

Basque: habitational name from a town called Bermeo in Biscay (Basque Country, Spain), probably of pre-Roman origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bermeo has considerably increased between the years 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bermeo was ranked 25,775 in popularity and by 2010, it had risen to 16,157, marking a significant increase of 37.32%. The count of individuals with this surname almost doubled during this period, soaring from 897 to 1,790 which represents a change of 99.55%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k population also expanded from 0.33 to 0.61, showing an increase of 84.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,775	#16,157	37.32%
Count	897	1,790	99.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.61	84.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bermeo

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Bermeo surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 94.31% identified as Hispanic which slightly rose to 95.87% by 2010. During the same period, White identification dropped from 4.35% to 2.85%, showing a decrease of -34.48%. There was a slight increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, moving from 0.67% to 0.73%. Notably, there was an emergence of Black identification in 2010 at 0.39%, where none was previously recorded in 2000. However, no change was observed in the categories of "Two or more races" and "American Indian and Alaskan Native", maintaining a steady figure of 0 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.31%	95.87%	1.65%
White	4.35%	2.85%	-34.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	0.73%	8.96%
Black	0%	0.39%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%