Explore the Family Name Cirilo

The meaning of Cirilo

Spanish: from the personal name Cirilo, from Latin Cyrillus, from Greek Kyrillos, meaning ‘of the Lord’ (see Cyril). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Eleazar, Manuel, Roberto, Alejandro, Alfredo, Angel, Armando, Blanca, Carlos, Cruz Maria, Domingo, Efrain.

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

The popularity of the surname Cirilo has seen remarkable growth according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, Cirilo was ranked as the 24,007th most common surname in the United States with a count of 981 occurrences. However, by 2010, it had climbed to the 20,149th position with a significant increase in its occurrence to 1,325, marking a 35.07% surge in just a decade. Similarly, there was a 25% uptick in the proportion per 100,000 people having this surname, rising from 0.36 to 0.45.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,007	#20,149	16.07%
Count	981	1,325	35.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.45	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cirilo

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Cirilo has also exhibited some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. A sizeable majority of those bearing the surname identify as Hispanic, although the percentage slipped slightly from 86.24% to 85.36%. The second-largest ethnicity, White, saw a decrease from 9.89% to 8.75%. Notably, the Asian/Pacific Islander group almost doubled from 1.94% to 3.85%. Interestingly, individuals identifying as Black appeared for the first time in 2010, accounting for 1.43% of the total, while the category of "Two or more races" was no longer represented.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.24%	85.36%	-1.02%
White	9.89%	8.75%	-11.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.94%	3.85%	98.45%
Black	0%	1.43%	0%
Two or More Races	0.92%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%