Explore the Family Name Salaiz

The meaning of Salaiz

Hispanic: altered form of Spanish Salais. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Rodolfo, Abelardo, Aida, Alfonso, Alonso, Bernardo, Elena, Faustino, Francisco, Jovita.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Salaiz has seen an upward trend between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Salaiz was ranked 30,716 in terms of popularity but moved up to rank 28,883 by 2010, representing a 5.97 percent increase. Over this ten-year period, the number of people bearing the surname Salaiz also increased from 716 to 823, a rise of nearly 15 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Salaiz surname per 100,000 people also increased slightly from 0.27 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,716	#28,883	5.97%
Count	716	823	14.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salaiz

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Salaiz, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. A significant majority, over 87 percent, identified as Hispanic in both years, seeing a slight increase to nearly 90 percent in 2010. In contrast, the proportion identifying as White decreased over the decade, from 10.2 percent to 8.63 percent. Other ethnic identities associated with the surname, such as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, saw fluctuations over the decade with the former appearing in 2010, while the latter disappeared. The category of two or more races was reported in 2000 but not in 2010. There were no reported instances of Black ethnicity for this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.71%	89.79%	2.37%
White	10.2%	8.63%	-15.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%
Two or More Races	0.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.7%	0%	0%