Explore the Family Name Marceleno

The meaning of Marceleno

Hispanic (Marceleño): probably an altered form of Spanish Marcelino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Marceleno showed a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Marceleno ranked 60,887 in terms of popularity, with a count of 309 individuals carrying this last name. By 2010, the ranking had improved to 44,356, representing an increase in popularity of approximately 27.15%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased by 56.96% to 485 during the same period. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also grew by 45.45%, from 0.11 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,887	#44,356	27.15%
Count	309	485	56.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.16	45.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marceleno

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts in the ethnicity associated with the surname Marceleno. While in 2000, around 8.41% of those with this surname identified as White, this figure dropped by 28.89% in 2010 to reach 5.98%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 6.03%, rising from 87.70% in 2000 to 92.99% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races were only present in 2000, making up 2.27% of the population with the surname, but there was no representation from this group in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained at zero or did not have any significant changes during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.7%	92.99%	6.03%
White	8.41%	5.98%	-28.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%