Explore the Family Name Paramo

The meaning of Paramo

Spanish and Galician (Páramo): habitational name from any of numerous places called Paramo, in particular those in the provinces of Lugo (Galicia), Léon, Palencia, and Burgos, from páramo ‘wasteland, bare plateau’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Jorge, Jesus, Arturo, Enrique, Felipe, Fidel, Javier, Jose Antonio, Juan, Margarita.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Paramo has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Paramo was ranked at 12,347, but by 2010, it had jumped to 9,691 - a change of 21.51%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased significantly, from 2,308 in 2000 to 3,348 in 2010, marking a 45.06% increase. Similarly, the proportion of people named Paramo per 100,000 also saw a rise from 0.86 to 1.13, an increment of 31.4%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,347	#9,691	21.51%
Count	2,308	3,348	45.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	1.13	31.4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paramo

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Paramo identified as Hispanic, with the percentage slightly rising from 94.19% in 2000 to 95.55% in 2010. There were drops in those who identified as White, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native with declines of 17.96%, 10.00% and 20.00% respectively. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races in 2010, whereas in 2000, these categories accounted for 0.22% and 0.48% of those with the Paramo surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.19%	95.55%	1.44%
White	4.51%	3.7%	-17.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.27%	-10%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0.24%	-20%
Two or More Races	0.48%	0%	0%
Black	0.22%	0%	0%