Explore the Family Name Fandino

The meaning of Fandino

Galician (Fandiño): probably from the Latin personal name Fandinus.

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

The surname Fandino has seen a rise in popularity in the United States, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Fandino was ranked as the 40,761st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 36,154th slot, marking an 11.3% increase in rank. The count of individuals bearing the Fandino surname also increased during this period, with a 22.77% jump from 505 people in 2000 to 620 in 2010. This trend is further reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which saw a 10.53% growth from 0.19 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,761	#36,154	11.3%
Count	505	620	22.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.21	10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fandino

Shifting focus to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fandino underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic group remains the largest, comprising 80.20% in 2000 and 78.06% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 10.69% to 7.74%. Notably, the Asian/Pacific Islander category saw a significant increase from 8.91% to 12.42%, indicating a larger representation within the Fandino surname bearers. While there were no individuals of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity recorded in either year, the 2010 Census did report a small percentage (0.97%) of individuals with the Fandino surname identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	80.2%	78.06%	-2.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.91%	12.42%	39.39%
White	10.69%	7.74%	-27.6%
Two or More Races	0%	0.97%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%