Explore the Family Name Orrantia

The meaning of Orrantia

Basque: from orrantia ‘mountain pass’, probably a topographic name. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Angel, Luis, Fernando, Gustavo, Manuel, Alejandro, Alonso, Arturo, Elva, Francisco, Guillermo, Javier.

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

The surname Orrantia has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Orrantia was ranked as the 42,056th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to 34,539th - a notable increase of 17.87%. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased during this time period, from 486 in 2000 to 655 by 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 34.77%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Orrantia per 100,000 population rose by 22.22%, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,056	#34,539	17.87%
Count	486	655	34.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.22	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orrantia

On the front of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census revealed that most individuals bearing the surname Orrantia identified as Hispanic. In 2000, a substantial 89.92% identified as such, and this percentage even slightly increased to 91.91% by 2010. Meanwhile, a small portion of those with the Orrantia surname identified as White: 9.26% in 2000, which decreased to 7.48% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both census years. Any change in these categories was marked as (S) to suppress the data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.92%	91.91%	2.21%
White	9.26%	7.48%	-19.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%