Explore the Family Name Del Villar

The meaning of Del Villar

Spanish: variant, with the preposition and definite article del ‘from the’, of Villar. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Angel, Felipe, Alicia, Andres, Carlos, Francisco, Javier, Jorge, Jose, Manuel, Miguel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Del Villar has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 19,128 in 2000 to 15,734 in 2010, indicating a rise of 17.74%. Moreover, the count of individuals with this last name also saw an impressive gain of 40.91%, moving from 1,315 in 2000 to 1,853 in 2010. In addition, the proportion of people with the Del Villar surname per 100k population increased by 28.57% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,128	#15,734	17.74%
Count	1,315	1,853	40.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.63	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Del Villar

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic bearers of the Del Villar surname constitute the majority, increasing slightly from 90.95% to 91.91%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw an increase, going up from 1.37% to 1.89%. On the other hand, the number of White individuals with this surname decreased by 11.09%, while the Black population experienced a significant drop of 41.67%. It's important to note that no changes were recorded among those who identify as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.95%	91.91%	1.06%
White	6.31%	5.61%	-11.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.37%	1.89%	37.96%
Black	0.84%	0.49%	-41.67%
Two or More Races	0.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%