Explore the Family Name Clavijo

The meaning of Clavijo

Spanish: habitational name from a place in La Rioja province named Clavijo. History: Celebrated for the battle of Clavijo (844), in the Reconquista. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Eduardo, Jose, Juan, Luis, Pedro, Alberto, Andres, Augusto, Felipe, Javier, Jorge.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Clavijo has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Clavijo was ranked 26,191 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to a rank of 18,877 — a notable increase of about 27.93%. The actual count of people with the Clavijo surname also rose from 878 in 2000 to 1,448 in 2010, representing a substantial growth of almost 65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,191	#18,877	27.93%
Count	878	1,448	64.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.49	48.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clavijo

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Clavijo, again relying on Decennial U.S. Census data, it's clear that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as Hispanic. This group made up 91.23% of the total in the year 2000, and it grew slightly to 92.47% by 2010. There were minor changes within other ethnic identities over this decade. For instance, those identifying as White decreased from 7.97% to 6.49%, while there were small emergences in those identifying as Black (0.35%) and those identifying with two or more races (0.41%). Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed or non-existent in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.23%	92.47%	1.36%
White	7.97%	6.49%	-18.57%
Two or More Races	0%	0.41%	0%
Black	0%	0.35%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0%	0%