Explore the Family Name Julio

The meaning of Julio

Spanish and Italian; Portuguese (Júlio): from the personal name Julio, Júlio, from Latin Julius. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Humberto, Adriano, Ambrocio, Americo, Amparo, Demetrio, Edilberto, Enedina, Francia, Jose, Luis, Luz. Italian Antonio, Angelo, Lorenzo, Palma, Rocco.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Julio has increased significantly in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Julio was the 25,945th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 22,113th position, which is an increase of 14.77%. The number of people with this surname also grew from 889 in 2000 to 1,170 in 2010, a rise of 31.61%. This means that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., there were about 0.33 people named Julio in 2000 and roughly 0.4 in 2010, marking a proportion increase of 21.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,945	#22,113	14.77%
Count	889	1,170	31.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.4	21.21%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Julio

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Julio also saw some shifts as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the largest percentage identified as Hispanic, moving from 42.07% in 2000 to 56.24% in 2010, a change of 33.68%, the second largest group, White, saw a decrease from 40.27% to 29.49%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group decreased from 12.71% to 10.51%. The percentage identifying as Black also dropped slightly from 2.47% to 1.97%. However, two new groups appeared in 2010: those identifying with Two or more races at 1.37% and American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	42.07%	56.24%	33.68%
White	40.27%	29.49%	-26.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.71%	10.51%	-17.31%
Black	2.47%	1.97%	-20.24%
Two or More Races	0%	1.37%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.43%	0%