Explore the Family Name Poblano

The meaning of Poblano

Hispanic (Mexico): nickname from poblano ‘peasant’, derived from pueblo ‘village’, or a habitational name for someone from the state or the city of Puebla, from an adjectival form of the placename.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Poblano has significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this name rose from 38,263rd place in 2000 to 27,581st in 2010, a notable increase of approximately 28%. Moreover, the number of people bearing the surname Poblano also surged by over 60%, growing from 544 individuals in 2000 to 873 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Poblano per 100,000 population also saw a substantial leap of 50% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,263	#27,581	27.92%
Count	544	873	60.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.3	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poblano

As per the ethnic identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, a large majority of individuals with the surname Poblano identify as Hispanic. This group witnessed a slight increase of 3.3% from 88.6% in 2000 to 91.52% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as White remained relatively stable at around 4%. There was a significant decline of nearly 56% in people identifying as two or more races, dropping from 1.29% in 2000 to just 0.57% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives bearing the Poblano surname decreased by 43.54% over the decade. No data was reported for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black identities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.6%	91.52%	3.3%
White	4.04%	4.12%	1.98%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.88%	3.32%	-43.54%
Two or More Races	1.29%	0.57%	-55.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%