Explore the Family Name Orihuela

The meaning of Orihuela

Spanish and Catalan: habitational name from Orihuela (in Catalan: Oriola) in Alicante province. Compare Oriola. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jose, Mario, Roberto, Armando, Arturo, Jorge, Alberto, Aldolfo, Alicia, Ana, Angel.

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

The surname Orihuela has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked at 23,739 but rose significantly to rank 18,584 by 2010 - that's a change of about 21.72%. The count of individuals bearing the Orihuela surname also increased from 995 in 2000 to 1,483 in 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of approximately 49.05%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased by 35.14% from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.5 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,739	#18,584	21.72%
Count	995	1,483	49.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.5	35.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orihuela

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Orihuela surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there was a significant shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority identified as Hispanic (87.64%) and this percentage increased slightly to 92.58% in 2010. However, there was a notable decrease in those identifying as White - going from 10.85% in 2000 to just 6.61% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively low both years, with some data being suppressed for privacy reasons. Interestingly, no individuals with the Orihuela surname identified as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.64%	92.58%	5.64%
White	10.85%	6.61%	-39.08%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.6%	0.4%	-33.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.34%	0%
Two or More Races	0.5%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%