Explore the Family Name Gamino

The meaning of Gamino

Spanish: from a pet form of the personal name Gamo, of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Adolfo, Sergio, Jesus, Juan, Juanita, Margarita, Salvador, Bernardo, Carlos, Cesar, Guadalupe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gamino has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 9215 in 2000 to 7088 in 2010, marking a notable change of 23.08 percent. In terms of counts, there was a substantial growth of 45.13 percent from 3255 in 2000 to 4724 in 2010. This also led to an increase in its proportion per 100k people, which rose by 32.23 percent from 1.21 in 2000 to 1.6 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,215	#7,088	23.08%
Count	3,255	4,724	45.13%
Proportion per 100k	1.21	1.6	32.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gamino

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gamino, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that a majority identify as Hispanic, with a slight increase from 90.02 percent in 2000 to 90.88 percent in 2010. There was a noticeable growth in the number of people who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, with an increase of 39.13 percent. However, those identifying as White saw a decline of 17.78 percent. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased by 30.61. No change was observed within Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native populations during this period, likely due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.02%	90.88%	0.96%
White	7.31%	6.01%	-17.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.84%	2.56%	39.13%
Two or More Races	0.49%	0.34%	-30.61%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%