Explore the Family Name Proano

The meaning of Proano

Spanish (Proaño): habitational name from Proaño in Cantabria. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Luis, Jose, Alfredo, Carlos, Enrique, Julio, Augusto, Beatriz, Bolivar, Cesar, Diego.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Proano witnessed a significant rise from the year 2000 to 2010. In terms of ranking, Proano jumped from the 30,199th most popular surname in 2000 to the 22,749th in 2010, which is an increase of approximately 24.67%. The count of individuals bearing the surname also saw an impressive growth during this period, rising by 53.83% from 732 to 1,126. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people increased by 40.74%, moving from 0.27 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,199	#22,749	24.67%
Count	732	1,126	53.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.38	40.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Proano

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals with the Proano surname identifying as Hispanic experienced a modest increase of 4%, from 87.70% to 91.21% over the decade. Meanwhile, those identifying as White decreased from 11.07% to 8.08%, a change of -27.01%. Interestingly, the percentage of Proanos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was recorded at 0.53% in 2010, whereas no such identification was noted in 2000. The Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories remained constant with zero representation in both years. Additionally, the category of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.68% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.7%	91.21%	4%
White	11.07%	8.08%	-27.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.53%	0%
Two or More Races	0.68%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%