Explore the Family Name Jaimez

The meaning of Jaimez

Spanish (Jáimez): patronymic from the personal name Jaime. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Armando, Juan, Juana, Carlos, Gerardo, Jose, Luis, Alicia, Cristino, Elvira, Emilio, Fernando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jaimez has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Jaimez was ranked 21,510th in terms of popularity and held the 22,516th position in 2010, depicting a decline of 4.68%. However, the count or number of people with this surname slightly increased from 1,132 to 1,142 individuals within the same time span, which is a growth of 0.88%. The proportion per 100k also decreased by 7.14%, indicating that while the number of people named Jaimez grew, it did so at a slower pace than the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,510	#22,516	-4.68%
Count	1,132	1,142	0.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jaimez

Ethnic identity associated with the surname Jaimez has shown some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. A significant majority of individuals with this surname identify as Hispanic, increasing slightly from 91.34% in 2000 to 92.47% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White also rose by 17.63% during this period. However, the percentage of individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased notably by 34.70%. There were no individuals with the surname Jaimez who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year, while the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.62% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.34%	92.47%	1.24%
White	3.8%	4.47%	17.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.89%	2.54%	-34.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.62%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%