Explore the Family Name Lezama

The meaning of Lezama

Basque: habitational name from Lezama in Araba/Álava province, Basque Country (Spain). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Alfredo, Jesus, Luis, Alejandro, Armando, Arturo, Carlos, Javier, Juan, Manuel, Miguel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lezama has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 12,305th in terms of frequency, while in 2010 it soared to rank 8,578th, reflecting a change of approximately 30.29%. The count for this surname also rose from 2,317 in 2000 to 3,840 in 2010, showing an impressive growth of 65.73%. This resulted in the proportion per 100k people increasing by 51.16%, from 0.86 to 1.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,305	#8,578	30.29%
Count	2,317	3,840	65.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	1.3	51.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lezama

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lezama, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that over the decade between 2000 and 2010, there have been notable shifts. The highest proportion of individuals bearing this surname identify as Hispanic, increasing from 84.16% to 88.96% over the ten-year period. Those identifying as White decreased from 4.10% to 2.60%, while the percentage of Black individuals dropped from 9.24% to 7.40%. The Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories both saw a decline to zero, whilst the number of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased by 58.28%, from 1.51% to 0.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.16%	88.96%	5.7%
Black	9.24%	7.4%	-19.91%
White	4.1%	2.6%	-36.59%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0.63%	-58.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0%	0%