Explore the Family Name Lizarde

The meaning of Lizarde

Spanish: altered form of Lisarde, a surname originating from Valencia, possibly derived from the personal name Lizuarte found in Amadís de Gaula, a chivalric romance from the 14th century; compare Lizalde 2. Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of Basque Lizalde 1. The surname Lizarde is very rare in Spain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lizarde has seen a significant increase. In 2000, Lizarde was ranked as the 70,906th most common surname in America, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 55,121st spot, marking a change of over 22%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 257 in 2000 to 373 in 2010, marking a substantial growth rate of over 45%. This increase in occurrence of the Lizarde surname resulted in the proportion per 100k people growing by 30% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#55,121	22.26%
Count	257	373	45.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lizarde

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lizarde, also based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, is overwhelmingly Hispanic. The percentage of holders of this surname identified as Hispanic dropped slightly from 98.83% in 2000 to 98.12% in 2010. The remaining portion in 2010 was reported as White, making up 1.34% of the Lizarde surname bearers. There were no recorded instances of this surname belonging to individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native or those claiming two or more races during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	98.83%	98.12%	-0.72%
White	0%	1.34%	0%
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%