Explore the Family Name Palmerin

The meaning of Palmerin

Spanish (Palmerín): nickname from a diminutive of Palmero. This surname is most common in Mexico.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Palmerin significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 29,964 in terms of popularity but jumped to the rank of 22,906 a decade later, marking an impressive increase of 23.55%. The actual count of individuals with the Palmerin surname also saw a notable rise during this period. In 2000, there were 739 individuals with this surname, and by 2010, this number had grown to 1,117, reflecting a 51.15% jump. The proportion of people bearing the Palmerin surname per 100,000 people also went up from 0.27 to 0.38, indicating a rise of 40.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,964	#22,906	23.55%
Count	739	1,117	51.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.38	40.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palmerin

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Palmerin, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as Hispanic. This group made up 90.93% of all Palmerins in 2000 and this percentage grew to 94.36% by 2010, marking a slight increase of 3.77%. The proportion of Palmerins who identified as white fell significantly from 8.25% in 2000 to 4.66% in 2010, a decrease of 43.52%. Meanwhile, those reporting as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or Two or more races remained at 0%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity among the Palmerin surname bearers in 2010, though it represented a small fraction (0.63%).

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.93%	94.36%	3.77%
White	8.25%	4.66%	-43.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%