Explore the Family Name Maytorena

The meaning of Maytorena

Basque: Castilianized form of Maitorena, a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with an unexplained first element + the suffix -rena ‘house of’. Both surnames, Maytorena and Maitorena, are virtually non-existing in Spain; Maytorena is most common in Mexico.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Maytorena saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 61,544 in terms of prevalence, but jumped to 51,176 by 2010, marking an increase of 16.85%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Maytorena surname grew by 33.44%, from 305 in 2000 to 407 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also rose from 0.11 to 0.14, an increase of 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#51,176	16.85%
Count	305	407	33.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maytorena

The ethnic identity associated with the Maytorena surname has seen some shifts as well, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 8.85% of individuals with this surname identified as white, a figure which increased to 9.83% in 2010, representing a change of 11.07%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic made up the major share at 89.18% in 2000. However, this proportion dipped slightly to 87.71% in 2010, indicating a decrease of 1.65%. Despite no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or having two or more races in both years, there was a notable emergence of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 at 1.47%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.18%	87.71%	-1.65%
White	8.85%	9.83%	11.07%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%