Explore the Family Name Del Aguila

The meaning of Del Aguila

Spanish (Del Águila): probably a habitational name, with the preposition and definite article del ‘from the’, denoting someone from any of the places called El Águila (see Aguila). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Cesar, Julio, Amparo, Carlos, Francisco, Gustavo, Miguel, Arnoldo, Efrain, Fernando, Jorge Luis.

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How common is the last name Del Aguila in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Del Aguila has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 30,868th, but by 2010 it had climbed up to the 24,982nd position, marking an improvement of 19.07 percent. The count of people with this name also increased from 712 to 995, showing a significant growth of 39.75 percent over the decade. This meant that for every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the Del Aguila surname rose by 30.77 percent from 0.26 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,868	#24,982	19.07%
Count	712	995	39.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.34	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Del Aguila

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Del Aguila surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this group accounted for 89.47 percent and it grew slightly to 92.06 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, those who identified as White decreased from 9.69 percent to 7.64 percent. There were no individuals who claimed Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity. Interestingly, there were some who identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, but this number dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.47%	92.06%	2.89%
White	9.69%	7.64%	-21.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%