Explore the Family Name Menor

The meaning of Menor

Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan: distinguishing name for the younger of two bearers of the same first name, from menor ‘smaller, lesser; younger’ (from Latin minor). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Candido, Rodolfo, Rosita, Alejandro, Benedicto, Camilo, Catalino, Constancia, Damaso, Ernesto, Eugenio, Evelio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Menor witnessed a slight dip in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname fell by approximately 3.63% from the 29,325th position in 2000 to the 30,390th position in the following decade. However, there was a minute growth of 1.18% observed in the count of people carrying the surname, increasing from 760 in 2000 to 769 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also slightly decreased by 7.14%, reflecting a drop from 0.28 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,325	#30,390	-3.63%
Count	760	769	1.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.26	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Menor

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that Asian/Pacific Islander was the most common ethnicity associated with the surname Menor in both 2000 and 2010, despite a decrease of around 4.02%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races increased significantly by 53.40%, rising from 5.00% in 2000 to 7.67% in 2010. Meanwhile, the White population with the surname diminished by 8.01%, while the Hispanic demographic saw an increase of 15.98%. No change was registered for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	54.47%	52.28%	-4.02%
White	26.58%	24.45%	-8.01%
Hispanic	12.89%	14.95%	15.98%
Two or More Races	5%	7.67%	53.4%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%