Explore the Family Name Rayas

The meaning of Rayas

Spanish: plural form of Raya. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Francisco, Gerardo, Jesus, Jose, Ladislao, Luis, Pedro, Ricardo, Roberto, Rodolfo, Angeles.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Rayas" has seen considerable growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rayas was ranked 20,497 in terms of popularity and had a count of 1,203. By 2010, it had jumped up to 15,527 in rank with an increase in count to 1,885. This reflects a significant change in both rank and count by 24.25% and 56.69% respectively. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 also rose by 42.22%, moving from 0.45 to 0.64.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,497	#15,527	24.25%
Count	1,203	1,885	56.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.64	42.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rayas

In relation to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data presents interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Rayas surname. The Hispanic identity saw a minor rise from 92.35% in 2000 to 94.96% in 2010, indicating that this name is commonly found within Hispanic communities. On the other hand, there is a notable decline in the White and Asian/Pacific Islander identities linked to this surname. The percentage of those identifying as White dropped from 5.90% to 4.24%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander identity fell from 0.75% to 0.32%. Interestingly, there were no changes recorded for "two or more races", "Black" or "American Indian and Alaskan Native" categories during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.35%	94.96%	2.83%
White	5.9%	4.24%	-28.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0.32%	-57.33%
Two or More Races	0.67%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%