Explore the Family Name Reyez

The meaning of Reyez

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): altered form of Spanish Reyes, influenced by the Spanish patronymic suffix -ez.

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

Popularity: According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Reyez has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 23,762 in popularity, but by 2010, it moved up to rank 18,306, marking a change of approximately 22.96%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose significantly from 994 in 2000 to 1,515 in 2010, an increase of 52.41%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Reyez per 100,000 population also saw a rise from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.51 in 2010, indicating an increase of 37.84%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,762	#18,306	22.96%
Count	994	1,515	52.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.51	37.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reyez

Ethnicity: The ethnic identity distribution of the surname Reyez in the United States also changed somewhat between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with the surname identified as Hispanic, showing a slight increase from 95.67% in 2000 to 95.78% in 2010. The White ethnicity group also saw a growth of 26.24%, rising from 2.82% in 2000 to 3.56% in 2010. However, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 0.91% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. A new addition in 2010 was the Asian/Pacific Islander category, with 0.53% of those bearing the Reyez surname identifying with this group. There were no changes for the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, both remaining at 0% in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.67%	95.78%	0.11%
White	2.82%	3.56%	26.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.53%	0%
Two or More Races	0.91%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%