Explore the Family Name Moguel

The meaning of Moguel

Spanish: variant of Moguer, a habitational name from a place in Huelva province, of Arabic origin. This surname is most common in Mexico.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Moguel has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, Moguel was ranked as the 52,077th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed up to the 33,036th place, a change of 36.56%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Moguel surname rose from 375 in 2000 to 693 in 2010, indicating an increase of 84.8%. The proportion of the Moguel surname per 100,000 people also experienced growth, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010, which equates to a 64.29% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,077	#33,036	36.56%
Count	375	693	84.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.23	64.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moguel

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the Moguel surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic identity associated with the Moguel surname is Hispanic, which saw an increase from 74.40% in 2000 to 79.22% in 2010. The White ethnicity also observed a considerable rise from 3.73% in 2000 to 8.08% in 2010. On the other hand, the Black ethnicity decreased from 14.67% to 9.81%. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a small percentage (1.44%) of Asian/Pacific Islander representation, which was not present in 2000. The percentages for Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either too minimal or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	74.4%	79.22%	6.48%
Black	14.67%	9.81%	-33.13%
White	3.73%	8.08%	116.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.44%	0%
Two or More Races	5.87%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%