Explore the Family Name Reategui

The meaning of Reategui

Hispanic (mainly Peru; Reátegui): shortened form of Basque Larreátegui, itself a Castilianized form of Larreategi, probably a topographic name ending in -tegi ‘house, workshop of’. History: The progenitor of the Reáteguis in Peru was Pedro de Larreátegui y Gaviria, founder of the city of Lamas in 1656. Among his immediate descendants the surname was spelled de la Reátegui.

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

The surname Reategui has seen a significant increase in popularity in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 51,945th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to 43,285th place, representing a rate of change of 16.67%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also increased, from 376 in 2000 to 499 in 2010, a growth of 32.71%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100,000 people also rose from 0.14 to 0.17, marking a 21.43% shift.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#43,285	16.67%
Count	376	499	32.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.17	21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reategui

On the topic of ethnicity, data based on the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of people with the Reategui surname identified as Hispanic, accounting for 87.23% in 2000 and growing to 89.38% in 2010—an increase of 2.46%. Those identifying as White made up 10.90% in 2000, dropping slightly to 9.42% in 2010, marking a decrease of 13.58%. There were no reported instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those reporting two or more races, Blacks, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.23%	89.38%	2.46%
White	10.9%	9.42%	-13.58%
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%