Explore the Family Name Octaviano

The meaning of Octaviano

Spanish and Portuguese: from the personal name Octaviano, from Latin Octavianus, a derivative of Octavius, meaning ‘of the gens Octavia’; see Octave.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Octaviano' has significantly risen in the past decade. In 2000, Octaviano was ranked as the 81,700th most common surname and by 2010, it had jumped to the 53,667th position — an increase of 34.31%. The number of people bearing this surname also saw a substantial rise, with only 215 individuals recorded in 2000 that grew to 385 by 2010. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of this surname went up from 0.08 to 0.13, marking a 62.5% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,700	#53,667	34.31%
Count	215	385	79.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.13	62.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Octaviano

In relation to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic group had the highest representation among those with the Octaviano surname, growing from 48.84% in 2000 to 57.66% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased slightly from 33.02% to 28.83%, while the proportion of White individuals also reduced from 16.28% to 11.17%. The census recorded no Black individuals or American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this surname in either year. However, there was a new appearance in 2010 with 2.08% of people identifying as having two or more ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	48.84%	57.66%	18.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	33.02%	28.83%	-12.69%
White	16.28%	11.17%	-31.39%
Two or More Races	0%	2.08%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%