Explore the Family Name Quirindongo

The meaning of Quirindongo

West Indian (mainly Puerto Rico): nickname from a variant of the Spanish slang word querindongo ‘lover’. It originates from the island of Curacao where it is mostly spelled Kirindongo. History: The surname Quirindongo was brought to Puerto Rico from Curacao in 1794 by Juan Pedro Quirindongo, whose surname is also documented as Gurindongo.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Quirindongo has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,782, but by 2010, it had risen to 44,500, marking an improvement of 17.26%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased during this period from 360 to 483, a significant growth of 34.17%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Quirindongo per 100k also saw a hike from 0.13 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#44,500	17.26%
Count	360	483	34.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.16	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quirindongo

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity shows that the majority of people with the surname Quirindongo identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 94.17% of individuals with this last name identified as Hispanic, although this number slightly decreased to 90.68% by 2010. During the same period, those identifying as White increased from 3.06% to 5.59%. The percentage of individuals with this surname who identify as Black also rose from 2.22% to 2.69%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Quirindongo surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.17%	90.68%	-3.71%
White	3.06%	5.59%	82.68%
Black	2.22%	2.69%	21.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%