Explore the Family Name Cuadros

The meaning of Cuadros

Spanish: habitational name from Cuadros in León or from Los Cuadros in Asturias. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Jaime, Luis, Alberto, Jorge, Socorro, Alejandro, Alicia, Ana Maria, Armando, Cristina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cuadros has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Cuadros ranked 24,993 in terms of popularity and increased its rank to 20,322 in 2010, marking an impressive 18.69% ascent. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 933 in 2000 to 1,308 in 2010, a substantial 40.19% climb. This surge is also reflected in the proportion per 100k, which grew by 25.71%, from 0.35 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,993	#20,322	18.69%
Count	933	1,308	40.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.44	25.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cuadros

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Cuadros has also witnessed some changes between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, people with this surname identify as Hispanic, which increased from 89.17% in 2000 to 90.98% in 2010. There was, however, a decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as White (from 9.22% to 7.72%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.54% to 0.46%). Interestingly, there was no data for individuals identifying as two or more races in 2010, while it stood at 0.75% in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black rose from 0% in 2000 to 0.61% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. These figures, too, are based on the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.17%	90.98%	2.03%
White	9.22%	7.72%	-16.27%
Black	0%	0.61%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.46%	-14.81%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%