Explore the Family Name Feliu

The meaning of Feliu

Catalan: from the Catalan form of the personal name Felix, or perhaps a nickname from feliu ‘happy, fortunate’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Rafael, Ignacia, Jorge, Juan, Alejandro, Carlos, Fernando, Heberto, Jaime, Javier, Josue.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Feliu has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 50,366th and increased to a rank of 49,177th in 2010 - an improvement of 2.36 percent. The count of individuals bearing this name also rose during this period, from 390 to 428, indicating a growth rate of 9.74 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 increased by 7.14 percent, moving from 0.14 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#49,177	2.36%
Count	390	428	9.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Feliu

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Feliu surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic community. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Felius identifying as Hispanic grew from 73.59 percent to 79.21 percent. Over the same span, the portion of Felius with white ethnicity decreased from 24.87 percent to 19.86 percent. There were no recorded instances of Felius identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races in either 2000 or 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black was 1.28 in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	73.59%	79.21%	7.64%
White	24.87%	19.86%	-20.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.28%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%