Explore the Family Name Gachupin

The meaning of Gachupin

Hispanic (mainly Mexico; Gachupín): nickname from gachupín ‘Spaniard who settled in Mexico’. In the US, this surname is most common among Native Americans (Jemez Pueblos) in NM.

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

In terms of popularity, the surname Gachupin saw a rise from the year 2000 to 2010 based on data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, it was ranked 62,577 in popularity and climbed to rank 56,310 by 2010, marking an increase of over 10%. Similarly, the count of people bearing the Gachupin surname also increased by 21.4% during this period, moving from 299 people in 2000 to 363 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people slightly increased by 9.09% from 0.11 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#56,310	10.01%
Count	299	363	21.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gachupin

With regards to ethnicity, the Gachupin surname has been primarily linked to those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, Hispanic, or White based on the Decennial U.S. Census. While the percentage of individuals with the Gachupin surname who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 15.7% between 2000 and 2010, the representation of Hispanic ethnicity within the surname increased by 37.65%. Similarly, the prevalence of the surname among individuals identifying as White also increased by approximately 23.38%. No data for the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories was recorded for either year and a modest emergence in the 'Two or more races' category was noted in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	71.57%	60.33%	-15.7%
Hispanic	25.42%	34.99%	37.65%
White	2.01%	2.48%	23.38%
Two or More Races	0%	2.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%