Explore the Family Name Pozos

The meaning of Pozos

Spanish and Galician: habitational name from any of several places called with the plural of pozo ‘well’. See Pozo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Alejandro, Delfino, Javier, Rafael, Raul, Adolfo, Alfredo, Amalia, Armando, Arturo, Domingo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pozos saw a notable increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname advanced from 22,352 in 2000 to 16,809 in 2010, indicating an upward shift of 24.8%. In terms of count, the number of individuals carrying the Pozos surname rose from 1,075 to 1,698 during this decade, marking a dramatic increase of nearly 58%. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 45% over the ten-year period, moving from 0.4 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,352	#16,809	24.8%
Count	1,075	1,698	57.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.58	45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pozos

Ethnically, the Pozos surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic community, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, over 94% of those with the Pozos surname identified as Hispanic, and this percentage grew slightly to 96.41% by 2010. The proportion identifying as White declined significantly from 4.84% to 2.65% in the same period. There were no recorded instances of the Pozos surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or Two or more races in either census year. Interestingly, there was a small presence (0.35%) in the American Indian and Alaskan Native community in 2010, which did not exist in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.33%	96.41%	2.21%
White	4.84%	2.65%	-45.25%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.35%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%