Explore the Family Name Resende

The meaning of Resende

Portuguese: habitational name from any of several places so called in Portugal, for example in the province of Beira, named from the personal name Ragesendus, of Visigothic origin, composed of the elements ragin ‘counsel’ + sinths ‘way, path’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Resende has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Resende was ranked 47,838th most common surname in the United States, while in 2010 it jumped to 37,029th. The count of individuals with this surname grew from 416 to 603 over the same period, a 44.95% increase. The proportion of people with the Resende surname per 100,000 also rose by 33.33%, from 0.15 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,838	#37,029	22.6%
Count	416	603	44.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.2	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Resende

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of White individuals with the surname Resende grew from 51.68% to 71.14%, an increase of 37.65%. Interestingly, there was a significant rise in the Black population with this surname, from 5.53% in 2000 to 20.4% in 2010, a staggering increase of 268.9%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic decreased by 38.85%. Additionally, individuals identifying with two or more races fell dramatically from 31.97% to 1%. The data recorded no Asian/Pacific Islanders or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals carrying the surname Resende in 2000, but by 2010, there was a 1% representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders.

	2000	2010	Change
White	51.68%	71.14%	37.65%
Black	5.53%	20.4%	268.9%
Hispanic	10.58%	6.47%	-38.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Two or More Races	31.97%	1%	-96.87%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%