Explore the Family Name Carrizal

The meaning of Carrizal

Spanish: topographic name from carrizal ‘place abundant in reeds’, a derivative of carrizo ‘giant reed’; or a habitational name from any of several places in Spain named with this word.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Carrizal saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 37,986th most common surname, but by 2010, it had jumped up to the 30,799th spot, marking an improvement of approximately 18.92%. Similarly, the number of individuals bearing the surname Carrizal also witnessed a substantial rise, growing from 549 people in 2000 to 756 in 2010, a growth rate of about 37.7%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also rose by 30% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,986	#30,799	18.92%
Count	549	756	37.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.26	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carrizal

Moving on to the ethnicity associated with the surname Carrizal, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly associated with the Hispanic ethnic identity. In both 2000 and 2010, over 92% of those with the surname identified as Hispanic, showing a slight increase of 0.36% over the decade. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 7.29% in 2000 to 6.22% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Black individuals with the surname Carrizal in 2010, while no such records were found in 2000. As for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities, they remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.53%	92.86%	0.36%
White	7.29%	6.22%	-14.68%
Black	0%	0.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%