Explore the Family Name Fagundes

The meaning of Fagundes

Portuguese: patronymic from the personal name Fagundo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Francisco, Carlos, Adriano, Alvarino, Americo, Augusto, Avelina, Berta, Domingos, Edmundo. Portuguese Fernandes, Joaquim, Marcio, Terezinha.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fagundes displayed a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved slightly from 17,180th place in 2000 to 17,040th in 2010, indicating a 0.81% increase. In terms of actual count, the number of people carrying the Fagundes surname grew by 9.6%, from 1521 in 2000 to 1667 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k people also increased by 1.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,180	#17,040	0.81%
Count	1,521	1,667	9.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.57	1.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fagundes

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides us with an understanding of the ethnicity breakdown for the surname Fagundes. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of White and Hispanic individuals with this surname by 3.66% and 12.77% respectively. Meanwhile, the representation of those identifying as two or more races saw a significant decrease by 79.72%. A new addition to the ethnic identity mix in 2010 was the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories, which previously had no recorded presence in 2000. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this surname decreased slightly by 8.24%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.01%	88.12%	3.66%
Hispanic	6.97%	7.86%	12.77%
Two or More Races	6.51%	1.32%	-79.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.02%	0%
Black	0%	0.9%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.85%	0.78%	-8.24%