Explore the Family Name Quinteros

The meaning of Quinteros

Spanish: plural form of Quintero, probably from a placename. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Manuel, Eduardo, Ricardo, Ernesto, Francisco, Jaime, Juan, Luis, Mariana, Raul.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Quinteros has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Quinteros was ranked 12,456th in popularity but by 2010, it had jumped to 8,485th, indicating an increase of about 31.88%. The census count also increased during this period, with the number of individuals bearing the Quinteros surname growing by approximately 69.95% from 2,286 in 2000 to 3,885 in 2010. This is reflected in the proportion per 100k which saw a 55.29% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,456	#8,485	31.88%
Count	2,286	3,885	69.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.85	1.32	55.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quinteros

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that people with the surname Quinteros predominantly identify as Hispanic, with 93.74% in 2000 and 95.26% in 2010. A small percentage also identified as White (5.16% in 2000 dropping to 4.04% in 2010), Asian/Pacific Islander (0.48% in 2000 decreasing to 0.28% in 2010) and Black (0% in 2000 increasing to 0.28% in 2010). However, none reported identifying as being of two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native. These shifts indicate some minor changes in the ethnic identity of those carrying the Quinteros surname over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.74%	95.26%	1.62%
White	5.16%	4.04%	-21.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0.28%	-41.67%
Black	0%	0.28%	0%
Two or More Races	0.39%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%