Explore the Family Name Hincapie

The meaning of Hincapie

Hispanic (mainly Colombia; Hincapié): nickname for someone who persistently insisted on his opinion, from Spanish hincapié ‘stomp with the foot’, used in the expression hacer hincapié ‘to persistently insist on one’s opinion’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Diego, Carlos, Gustavo, Jose, Julio, Luis, Fernando, Marina, Alonso, Amparo, Ana, Ana Isabel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hincapie has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 31,621 in 2000 to 25,226 in 2010, indicating a rise in usage by approximately 20.22%. Furthermore, the count of individuals bearing the surname Hincapie also saw an impressive growth of 42.11%, increasing from 691 in 2000 to 982 in 2010. This suggests that for every 100,000 people, the proportion increased by 26.92% from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,621	#25,226	20.22%
Count	691	982	42.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.33	26.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hincapie

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Hincapie identify as Hispanic. In 2000, this figure stood at 91.17% and rose slightly to 93.99% in 2010, demonstrating a change of 3.09%. By contrast, the number of those identifying as White declined by 32.12%, from 8.25% to 5.60% over the same period. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname Hincapie identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.17%	93.99%	3.09%
White	8.25%	5.6%	-32.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%