Explore the Family Name Raimundo

The meaning of Raimundo

Portuguese and Spanish: from the personal name Raimundo, composed of the ancient Germanic elements ragin ‘advice, counsel’ + mund ‘protection’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Raimundo has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 75,695th most common name in the U.S., but by 2010 it had jumped to 60,960th, marking a 19.47% increase in rank. Additionally, the number of people carrying this surname grew from 237 in 2000 to 330 in 2010, an impressive growth rate of 39.24%. The proportion of individuals with the Raimundo surname per 100,000 residents also rose from 0.09 to 0.11 during the same period, a 22.22% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,695	#60,960	19.47%
Count	237	330	39.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raimundo

Regarding its ethnic identity, the surname Raimundo shows interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the percentage of Raimundos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 10.13% to 6.36%, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 40.51% to 46.36%. The percentage of White individuals with this surname experienced a slight rise from 43.04% to 43.94%. Conversely, the Black community saw a slight decrease from 2.53% to 2.42%. The census data did not show any Raimundos identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or as belonging to two or more races in 2010, though in 2000 there had been a small percentage (3.80%) who identified as part of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	40.51%	46.36%	14.44%
White	43.04%	43.94%	2.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.13%	6.36%	-37.22%
Black	2.53%	2.42%	-4.35%
Two or More Races	3.8%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%