Explore the Family Name Macareno

The meaning of Macareno

Spanish: habitational name from the district of Puerta de la Macarena, in Seville; the placename is of Arabic origin. The name of the district gave rise to a nickname, macareno, meaning ‘tough guy, braggart’, and this may also be a source of the surname.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Macareno has witnessed a significant leap in popularity over the years. In the year 2000, it was ranked 38,035 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 27,581, marking a remarkable change of 27.49%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an increase from 548 to 873 between 2000 and 2010, which constitutes a growth rate of 59.31%. The proportion per 100,000 of the population carrying this name went up by 50% during the same period, moving from 0.2 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,035	#27,581	27.49%
Count	548	873	59.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.3	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Macareno

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals bearing the Macareno surname identify as Hispanic. This represents a slight increase from 95.44% in 2000 to 96.22% in 2010. Over the same period, the percentage of those identifying as white dropped by 18.10%, moving from 4.20% to 3.44%. There were no notable changes in other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with percentages remaining at 0.00. The category of "Two or more races" had not been represented among those with the Macareno surname as of the census data from 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.44%	96.22%	0.82%
White	4.2%	3.44%	-18.1%
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%