Explore the Family Name Mejorado

The meaning of Mejorado

Spanish: nickname from mejorado ‘favoured’, applied to the son that receives the best part in the inherintance.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mejorado has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mejorado ranked 22,821 in terms of popularity but had jumped to 20,336 by 2010, marking an improvement of 10.89%. The number of people bearing this surname also rose from 1,048 in 2000 to 1,307 in 2010, a substantial 24.71% increase. Furthermore, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the surname Mejorado saw its presence increase from 0.39 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010, a 12.82% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,821	#20,336	10.89%
Count	1,048	1,307	24.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.44	12.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mejorado

The Decennial U.S. Census data also revealed insightful information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mejorado. Overwhelmingly, this surname is most commonly identified as Hispanic, with a slight decrease from 94.94% in 2000 to 92.73% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying as White with the surname Mejorado increased considerably from 3.91% in 2000 to 6.27% in 2010, a change of 60.36%. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or Black communities in either year. However, there was a small emergence in the American Indian and Alaskan Native community by 2010, though the specific data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.94%	92.73%	-2.33%
White	3.91%	6.27%	60.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%