Explore the Family Name Orantes

The meaning of Orantes

Spanish (mainly Granada): nickname from orantes ‘those who pray’. This surname is most common in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Julio, Manuel, Carlos, Cesar, Cristina, Jorge, Luis, Pedro, Ricardo, Roberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Orantes has seen a notable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 17,059 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to 12,399—a change of 27.32%. In terms of count, there were 1,535 individuals bearing this surname in 2000 and this figure increased to 2,507 by 2010, indicating a significant growth rate of 63.32%. The proportion of people named Orantes per 100,000 also rose by 49.12% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,059	#12,399	27.32%
Count	1,535	2,507	63.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.85	49.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orantes

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010 for the surname Orantes. Most notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic remained remarkably stable—95.05% in 2000 and 95.81% in 2010. While there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White (from 3.52% to 3.07%), new categories emerged with individuals now identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, both at low percentages of 0.52% and 0.32%, respectively. However, no individuals identified as being of two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, despite small representations in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.05%	95.81%	0.8%
White	3.52%	3.07%	-12.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0.32%	0%
Two or More Races	0.46%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.46%	0%	0%