Explore the Family Name Osorno

The meaning of Osorno

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Osorno in Palencia province.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Osorno has shown a significant rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 36,045 in 2000 to 28,176 in 2010, indicating an increase of approximately 21.83%. In terms of count, the number of people with this surname increased from 588 in 2000 to 849 in 2010, a substantial growth of 44.39%. This suggests that for every 100,000 people, there was an increase from 0.22 individuals named Osorno in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010, marking a surge of 31.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#28,176	21.83%
Count	588	849	44.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.29	31.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Osorno

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Osorno also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the percentage of those identifying themselves as Hispanic rose slightly from 88.61% in 2000 to 91.28% in 2010, the proportion of those identified as white decreased by about 21.38%, moving from 8.84% to 6.95%. Interestingly, in 2010, a small proportion (0.59%) of people with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that had no representation in 2000. There was also a decrease in individuals identifying with two or more races from 1.19% in 2000 to none in 2010. No data was recorded for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year, potentially due to suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.61%	91.28%	3.01%
White	8.84%	6.95%	-21.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%
Two or More Races	1.19%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%