Explore the Family Name Bulatao

The meaning of Bulatao

Filipino: nickname from a Hispanicized form of Ilokano bulataw ‘boastful’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bulatao has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 91,801st most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 62,359th position, marking a change of 32.07%. The count, or number of people with this surname, also saw a notable increase during this period, with a jump from 186 individuals in 2000 to 321 in 2010, which translates to a substantial rise of 72.58%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Bulatao surname per 100k people in the U.S. population grew by 57.14%, from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,801	#62,359	32.07%
Count	186	321	72.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bulatao

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Bulatao. The majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, a proportion that increased slightly from 86.56% in 2000 to 88.16% in 2010. A small percentage, 4.67% in 2010, up from 3.76% in 2000, identify with two or more races. There was a decrease in the percentage of Bulataos who identify as White, from 8.06% in 2000 to 5.30% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic segment, which was not represented in 2000, constituted 1.87% of Bulataos in 2010. No data was recorded for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities for the years given.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.56%	88.16%	1.85%
White	8.06%	5.3%	-34.24%
Two or More Races	3.76%	4.67%	24.2%
Hispanic	0%	1.87%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%