Explore the Family Name Rengifo

The meaning of Rengifo

Spanish: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Jairo, Carlos, Jose, Francisco, Gustavo, Ricardo, Abelardo, Aida, Alcira, Ana, Andres.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rengifo has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rengifo was ranked 28,433 in popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to a rank of 23,167—an 18.52% change. The count of people with the surname also increased considerably in this period, from 790 in 2000 to 1,101 in 2010, marking a 39.37% rise. Additionally, the proportion of people with the name Rengifo per 100,000 individuals saw a jump of 27.59%, an upward shift from 0.29 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,433	#23,167	18.52%
Count	790	1,101	39.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.37	27.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rengifo

Discussing the ethnic identity tied to the surname Rengifo, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of bearers of the name identify as Hispanic—92.28% in 2000 and 94.55% in 2010. This represents a slight increase of 2.46%. The next largest group associates with a White ethnicity, making up 5.95% in 2000, but this number dropped by 22.18% to 4.63% by 2010. Individuals identifying themselves as belonging to two or more races were at 1.01% in 2000 but decreased to none by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black were nonexistent in 2000, but emerged at 0.45% by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Rengifo surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.28%	94.55%	2.46%
White	5.95%	4.63%	-22.18%
Black	0%	0.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.01%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%