Explore the Family Name Quirarte

The meaning of Quirarte

Spanish (Toledo): probably an adaptation of the French personal name Girard. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Mexico. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Jesus, Juan, Raul, Francisco, Ramiro, Ramon, Roberto, Sergio, Alberto, Ana, Ana Isabel.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Quirarte has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 23,104th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 19,498th position, reflecting a change of 15.61%. In addition, the count of individuals with this surname grew by 34.21% from 1,032 in 2000 to 1,385 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also expanded from 0.38 to 0.47, marking an increase of 23.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,104	#19,498	15.61%
Count	1,032	1,385	34.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.47	23.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quirarte

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals interesting insight into the ethnicity associated with the surname Quirarte. In 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the name being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. The majority of individuals bearing this name identified as Hispanic, with the percentage rising slightly from 92.83% in 2000 to 94.58% in 2010. The proportion identifying as White decreased from 6.78% to 5.27%, indicating a drop of 22.27%. There was no noted change in the number of people with this surname who identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.83%	94.58%	1.89%
White	6.78%	5.27%	-22.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%