Explore the Family Name Carrizales

The meaning of Carrizales

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): topographic name from the plural of Spanish Carrizal. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Jose, Francisco, Carlos, Gustavo, Juanita, Raul, Roberto, Javier, Manuel, Ramiro, Alicia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Carrizales has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 6439 in popularity with a count of 4863, corresponding to 1.8 per 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank improved to 5114 with a count of 6845, indicating a proportion of 2.32 per 100,000 people. This marks an impressive increase in popularity by 20.58% and a 40.76% surge in the number of individuals carrying this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#6,439	#5,114	20.58%
Count	4,863	6,845	40.76%
Proportion per 100k	1.8	2.32	28.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carrizales

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Carrizales identify as Hispanic, with 93.15% in 2000 and 94.90% in 2010, marking a slight increase of 1.88%. The presence of the surname within other ethnicities is minimal, with White being the second most prevalent at 6.00% in 2000 and 4.41% in 2010, showing a decrease of 26.50%. There were negligible representations within Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. Notably, there was a marked decrease of 51.35% in those identifying with two or more races from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.15%	94.9%	1.88%
White	6%	4.41%	-26.5%
Black	0%	0.29%	0%
Two or More Races	0.37%	0.18%	-51.35%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.29%	0.12%	-58.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.1%	0%