Explore the Family Name De Aguero

The meaning of De Aguero

Hispanic (De Agüero): variant of Spanish and Aragonese Agüero (see Aguero 1), with the preposition de ‘from’.

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How common is the last name De Aguero in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname De Aguero saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 53,191 to 52,851, marking an improvement of 0.64%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the De Aguero surname rose by 7.4% from 365 to 392 during this ten-year period. However, when considering its proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal decrease of -7.14%, shifting from 0.14 to 0.13.

20002010Change
Rank#53,191#52,8510.64%
Count3653927.4%
Proportion per 100k0.140.13-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Aguero

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides some interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname De Aguero. In both the years 2000 and 2010, there were no noted individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, or those reporting two or more races. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 12.33%, moving from 28.22% to 24.74%. Simultaneously, those identifying as Hispanic experienced an increase from 70.68% to 73.21%. There was also a new appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity, which was not present in 2000 but accounted for 1.79% in 2010.

20002010Change
Hispanic70.68%73.21%3.58%
White28.22%24.74%-12.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%1.79%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%