Explore the Family Name Galdamez

The meaning of Galdamez

Spanish (Galdámez): Castilianized form of Basque Galdames. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jose, Roberto, Juan, Luis, Manuel, Alfredo, Jorge, Pedro, Rafael, Ricardo, Alfonso.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Galdamez has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 10,155 to 6,303, indicating an impressive growth rate of approximately 38%. In terms of count, there were 2,917 individuals reported with this last name in 2000 which rose dramatically to 5,419 by 2010, marking an increase of nearly 86%. Consequently, the proportion of persons bearing the Galdamez surname per 100,000 also increased by over 70% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,155	#6,303	37.93%
Count	2,917	5,419	85.77%
Proportion per 100k	1.08	1.84	70.37%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galdamez

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Galdamez surname identify as Hispanic. This group constituted about 95% of the population with this surname in 2000 and grew further to 96.7% by 2010. While a small percentage identified as White in 2000, there was a decrease of nearly 30% in this category by 2010. Interestingly, the number of individuals identifying with two or more races went down to zero in 2010 from 0.48% in 2000. Similarly, Black representation also declined by almost half. There were no changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaska Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.99%	96.7%	1.8%
White	3.81%	2.69%	-29.4%
Black	0.48%	0.26%	-45.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.17%	0%
Two or More Races	0.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%