Explore the Family Name Olague

The meaning of Olague

Basque: habitational name from Olague (in Castilian: Olagüe) in Navarre, named with Basque ola ‘forge, ironworks’ + the locative suffix -gue. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Javier, Lupe, Eduardo, Manuel, Alfonso, Diego, Domingo, Ignacio, Jaime, Jose, Jose Lopez.

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

The surname Olague has seen a boost in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Olague was ranked 12,677th in terms of surname prevalence, but rose to 11,185th by 2010, an improvement of approximately 11.77%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased from 2,238 in 2000 to 2,827 in 2010, marking an increase of 26.32%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the surname Olague grew from 0.83 in 2000 to 0.96 in 2010, experiencing a relative growth of 15.66%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,677	#11,185	11.77%
Count	2,238	2,827	26.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.96	15.66%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Olague

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data for ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Olague identify as Hispanic. This group saw a slight increase from 89.45% in 2000 to 91.40% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as White declined from 8.67% to 7.22%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black demographics also experienced decreases. Specifically, the Asian/Pacific Islander group went down by 20.41% and the Black demographic decreased by 14.93%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.45%	91.4%	2.18%
White	8.67%	7.22%	-16.72%
Black	0.67%	0.57%	-14.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.39%	-20.41%
Two or More Races	0.36%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.36%	0%	0%