Explore the Family Name Brillantes

The meaning of Brillantes

Hispanic (Philippines): nickname from the plural of Spanish brillante ‘diamond’ or, eventually, from brillantez ‘brilliance’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brillantes has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, this name was ranked 61,855th in terms of popularity but by 2010, it had improved to the 51,176th position, marking an upward shift of 17.26%. The number of individuals carrying the Brillantes surname also increased from 303 to 407 during this period, a growth rate of 34.32%. Consequently, the proportion of the Brillantes surname per 100,000 people enhanced from 0.11 to 0.14, reflecting a 27.27% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#51,176	17.26%
Count	303	407	34.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brillantes

Discussing ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of those with the Brillantes surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, although the percentage slightly declined from 83.83% in 2000 to 82.8% in 2010. There was a minor increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, from 6.60% to 6.63%. On the other hand, the proportion identifying as White saw a decrease of 29.24%, dropping from 6.60% to 4.67%. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation nearly doubled, growing from 2.97% to 5.41%. There were no reported instances of the surname among Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.83%	82.8%	-1.23%
Two or More Races	6.6%	6.63%	0.45%
Hispanic	2.97%	5.41%	82.15%
White	6.6%	4.67%	-29.24%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%