Explore the Family Name Enrique

The meaning of Enrique

Spanish: from the personal name Enrique, an equivalent of Henry. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Santiago, Julio, Nelida, Raul, Alberto, Alejandro, Alejo, Alicia, Amalia, Andres.

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

The surname Enrique has gained a notable popularity, as shown by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, this surname ranked 22,999 and its rank significantly improved to 20,636 in 2010, indicating an increase of approximately 10.27%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Enrique surname increased from 1,038 in 2000 to 1,283 in 2010, marking a rise of 23.6%. Consequently, the proportion of the Enrique surname holder per 100k population also witnessed an increase from 0.38 to 0.43 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,999	#20,636	10.27%
Count	1,038	1,283	23.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.43	13.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Enrique

Ethnic identity distribution for the surname Enrique, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals interesting shifts over a decade. The majority of Enrique surname bearers identified as Hispanic, increasing from 77.84% in 2000 to 83.16% in 2010. On the contrary, the portion of those identifying as White saw a significant decrease of about 31.14%, shifting from 7.13% in 2000 to 4.91% in 2010. The share of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those with two or more races also experienced a decline. Notably, no Enrique surname holders identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, as per available data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	77.84%	83.16%	6.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9.92%	8.26%	-16.73%
White	7.13%	4.91%	-31.14%
Two or More Races	3.18%	2.81%	-11.64%
Black	1.06%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.87%	0%	0%