Explore the Family Name Quero

The meaning of Quero

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Quero in Toledo province.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Quero saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Quero ranked 40,622 in popularity, while it rose to 29,279 by 2010, marking a considerable change of 27.92%. The count of people with the surname Quero also increased from 507 to 808 during this period, showing a notable growth of 59.37%. Proportionally, the occurrence of the surname Quero per 100,000 individuals also witnessed an increase from 0.19 to 0.27, a rise of 42.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,622	#29,279	27.92%
Count	507	808	59.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.27	42.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quero

When examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Quero based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were several shifts observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals with the Quero surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell by 16.58%, reducing their representation from 16.77% to 13.99%. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities nearly doubled, growing from 1.38% to 2.72%. There was a decrease in the White ethnicity representation, which fell from 11.64% to 7.92%. A majority of individuals with the Quero surname identified as Hispanic, and this group saw its representation grow from 70.02% in 2000 to 75.00% in 2010. No change was observed for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these groups consistently representing 0% of the population with the Quero surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	70.02%	75%	7.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	16.77%	13.99%	-16.58%
White	11.64%	7.92%	-31.96%
Two or More Races	1.38%	2.72%	97.1%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%