Explore the Family Name Navarrette

The meaning of Navarrette

Altered form of Spanish Navarrete. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Ruben, Felipe, Ricardo, Adan, Angel, Eduardo, Fernando, Jaime, Raul, Alfredo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Navarrette has shown a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Navarrette was ranked 9,442nd and increased to 9,334th in 2010, making it rise by 1.14% in popularity. The actual count of individuals with this surname also grew from 3,159 to 3,489 during this period, an increase of 10.45%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal increase from 1.17 to 1.18, indicating that the surname is slightly more common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,442	#9,334	1.14%
Count	3,159	3,489	10.45%
Proportion per 100k	1.17	1.18	0.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Navarrette

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Navarrette surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it appears that the majority of people with this surname identify as Hispanic. From 2000 to 2010, there was a small increase (0.44%) in the Hispanic representation, growing from 86.89% to 87.27%. During the same time frame, the percentage of those identifying as White rose from 10.73% to 11.21%. However, there were declines in the proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, and Black. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a slight increase from 0.41% to 0.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.89%	87.27%	0.44%
White	10.73%	11.21%	4.47%
Black	0.47%	0.43%	-8.51%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.41%	0.43%	4.88%
Two or More Races	1.17%	0.4%	-65.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.26%	-18.75%