Explore the Family Name Pastrana

The meaning of Pastrana

Spanish: habitational name from a place so called in Guadalajara and Murcia provinces. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Manuel, Miguel, Alfredo, Angel, Ana, Andres, Fernando, Jaime, Juan, Luis.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pastrana has seen a considerable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Pastrana ranked 9118th in popularity among all surnames with a count of 3291, representing 1.22 out of every 100,000 people. However, by 2010, it had risen to rank 6943rd with an increased count of 4830, or 1.64 out of every 100,000 people. This constitutes a positive change of 23.85% in ranking and a significant 46.76% increase in the count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,118	#6,943	23.85%
Count	3,291	4,830	46.76%
Proportion per 100k	1.22	1.64	34.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pastrana

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Pastrana also evolved during this decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The highest proportion in both years was of Hispanic ethnicity, slightly increasing from 86.05% in 2000 to 86.63% in 2010. White ethnicity saw a small increase from 6.38% to 6.52%. However, there was a decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, moving from 6.20% to 6.00%. The count for those reporting two or more races halved, dropping from 0.97% to 0.48%. Finally, the percentages of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities were reported as zero in 2010, down from minimal counts in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.05%	86.63%	0.67%
White	6.38%	6.52%	2.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.2%	6%	-3.23%
Two or More Races	0.97%	0.48%	-50.52%
Black	0.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.18%	0%	0%