Explore the Family Name Margarito

The meaning of Margarito

Spanish: altered form of Margarita, with the male suffix -o for matching with the sex of the bearer of the surname.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Margarito has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 63,812th most popular, but by 2010 it had risen significantly to the rank of 39,281. This is an impressive change of 38.44 percent. The actual count of people with this surname also increased, almost doubling from 292 in 2000 to 560 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 91.78 percent. The proportion of individuals with the surname Margarito per 100,000 people also rose by 72.73 percent during that decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#39,281	38.44%
Count	292	560	91.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.19	72.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Margarito

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Margarito, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's a strong concentration within the Hispanic community. In 2000, 93.84 percent of those carrying the Margarito name identified as Hispanic, and this figure increased slightly to 96.96 percent by 2010—a growth of 3.32 percent. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased dramatically from 5.48 percent in 2000 to 2.14 percent in 2010, showing a decline of 60.95 percent. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native populations, or those identifying with two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.84%	96.96%	3.32%
White	5.48%	2.14%	-60.95%
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%