Explore the Family Name Caudillo

The meaning of Caudillo

Spanish (Aragon): nickname or occupational name from caudillo ‘military leader’. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Mexico. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Guadalupe, Manuel, Jose, Luis, Lupe, Ramon, Ricardo, Alfredo, Ana, Edmundo, Fernando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Caudillo has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Caudillo was ranked 8,537th in terms of popularity and had a count of 3,554. By 2010, the surname had risen to 7,530th rank, marking an 11.8% jump. The number of people with the Caudillo surname also increased by 24.31%, from 3,554 to 4,418. Accordingly, the proportion per 100,000 people also rose by 13.64% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,537	#7,530	11.8%
Count	3,554	4,418	24.31%
Proportion per 100k	1.32	1.5	13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caudillo

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Caudillo surname identify as Hispanic. This demographic increased slightly from 89.31% in 2000 to 90.97% in 2010. The second largest group is those who identify as White, though this group decreased from 9.59% in 2000 to 8.22% in 2010. There were small increases in the percentage of people identifying as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander, while the percentage of people identifying with two or more races saw a notable decrease from 0.59% to 0.18%. A small portion of individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, where there were none in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.31%	90.97%	1.86%
White	9.59%	8.22%	-14.29%
Black	0.23%	0.32%	39.13%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.18%	-69.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.14%	0%