Explore the Family Name Criado

The meaning of Criado

Portuguese and Spanish: occupational name from criado ‘servant’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Adolfo, Agustin, Camilo, Concepcion, Elodia, Enrique, Everardo, Jose Alberto, Juan, Juanita.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Criado has grown in popularity over a decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Criado was ranked 36,328th in terms of popularity and had a count of 582 instances. In 2010, the surname rose to the 33,196th rank with an increase of 8.62 percent. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname grew to 689, marking an 18.38 percent increase. The proportion of Criados per 100,000 people also saw a slight rise of 4.55 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,328	#33,196	8.62%
Count	582	689	18.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.23	4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Criado

Similarly, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates the changes in ethnic identity associated with the Criado surname in the same decade. In 2000, a significant majority, 83.51 percent, identified as Hispanic, followed by a small percentage, 15.64 percent, who identified as White. By 2010, there were negligible decreases in these categories, with Hispanics at 82.73 percent and Whites at 15.38 percent. Conversely, there was a noticeable appearance of new ethnic identities in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races emerged at 0.87 percent, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.73 percent. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	83.51%	82.73%	-0.93%
White	15.64%	15.38%	-1.66%
Two or More Races	0%	0.87%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%