Explore the Family Name Rodriques

The meaning of Rodriques

Altered form of Portuguese Rodrigues and probably also of Spanish Rodríguez (see Rodriguez). It is common in Brazil. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Luis, Carlos, Fernando, Francisco, Gilberto, Juan, Adriano, Agusto, Alfredo, Alicia. Portuguese Joao, Joaquim, Paulo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rodriques has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 17,996 but had fallen to 20,309 by 2010, representing a drop of 12.85%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,430 in 2000 to 1,309 in 2010, which is an 8.46% decrease. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 16.98%, falling from 0.53 to 0.44.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,996	#20,309	-12.85%
Count	1,430	1,309	-8.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.44	-16.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rodriques

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows several changes for the surname Rodriques between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw an increase of 82.14% and 102.04% respectively. Those identifying as Black also increased, going from 10.56% to 14.51%. However, there was a decrease in people identifying with two or more races, dropping from 3.57% to 2.60%. The percentage of White individuals slightly rose from 27.69% to 29.34%, while those identifying as Hispanic fell from 56.85% to 51.03%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	56.85%	51.03%	-10.24%
White	27.69%	29.34%	5.96%
Black	10.56%	14.51%	37.41%
Two or More Races	3.57%	2.6%	-27.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	1.53%	82.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.49%	0.99%	102.04%