Explore the Family Name Querido

The meaning of Querido

Portuguese and Spanish: nickname from querido ‘dear’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Querido has notably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 76,208 in popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to 64,721, a significant gain of 15.07%. The count of individuals bearing the name also experienced growth, rising from 235 in 2000 to 307 in 2010, an increase of 30.64%. The proportion of people with the Querido surname per 100,000 also expanded, going up from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, a modest rise of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,208	#64,721	15.07%
Count	235	307	30.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Querido

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Querido, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 42.98% to 45.28%, an increase of 5.35%. Meanwhile, those self-identifying as White decreased from 39.57% to 33.22%, a decline of 16.05%. The percentage of those associating themselves with two or more races also dropped, going down by 31.52% from 8.09% in 2000 to 5.54% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Black ethnic identity within this surname group, growing from 0% to 6.19%. The Hispanic population saw a moderate increase from 8.51% to 9.77%, a 14.81% rise. There were no changes for American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, remaining at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	42.98%	45.28%	5.35%
White	39.57%	33.22%	-16.05%
Hispanic	8.51%	9.77%	14.81%
Black	0%	6.19%	0%
Two or More Races	8.09%	5.54%	-31.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%