Explore the Family Name Huezo

The meaning of Huezo

Hispanic (mainly El Salvador): altered form of Spanish Hueso. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Ana, Carlos, Luis, Blanca, Jorge, Miguel, Rafael, Raul, Adolfo, Agustin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Huezo saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 16,635th most common surname but by 2010 had risen to the 13,155th rank, indicating an increase in popularity of about 20.92 percent. The census data also shows that the number of individuals with this surname increased from 1,586 in 2000 to 2,326 in 2010, evidencing a count increase of 46.66 percent. The proportion of people named Huezo per 100,000 also grew by 33.9 percent during that same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,635	#13,155	20.92%
Count	1,586	2,326	46.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.79	33.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huezo

In terms of ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Huezo identify as Hispanic, accounting for 96.28 percent in 2000 and 95.44 percent in 2010. The population identifying as White saw growth from 2.33 percent in 2000 to 3.70 percent in 2010, marking an increase of 58.8 percent. However, those reporting as two or more races experienced a decline of 63.16 percent, dropping from 0.57 percent to 0.21 percent. Similarly, the Black identity also fell by 40.35 percent from 0.57 percent to 0.34 percent. There were no changes noted for the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.28%	95.44%	-0.87%
White	2.33%	3.7%	58.8%
Black	0.57%	0.34%	-40.35%
Two or More Races	0.57%	0.21%	-63.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%