Explore the Family Name Ozorio

The meaning of Ozorio

Spanish; Portuguese (Ozório): variant of Osorio.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ozorio has seen a notable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 78,549 in terms of prevalence and increased to a rank of 74,826 by 2010, indicating a rise in popularity by approximately 4.74%. Furthermore, the total count of individuals with this surname also grew from 226 in 2000 to 258 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 14.16%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people also saw an uptick from 0.08 to 0.09 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#74,826	4.74%
Count	226	258	14.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ozorio

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Ozorio surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data provides some intriguing insights. In 2000, the majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as Hispanic (82.30%), followed by those who identified as White (10.62%). A smaller percentage identified as two or more races (6.19%). However, by 2010, while the Hispanic representation decreased slightly to 79.84%, there was a significant increase among those identifying as White up to 15.50%. The data also showed that some individuals started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (3.49%) in 2010, where there were no such cases in 2000. Conversely, those identifying with two or more races disappeared in the 2010 census. There were no instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifications in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	82.3%	79.84%	-2.99%
White	10.62%	15.5%	45.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.49%	0%
Two or More Races	6.19%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%