Explore the Family Name Salceda

The meaning of Salceda

Spanish: habitational name from any of several places called Salceda in Galicia, named with a collective form of salce ‘willow tree’, or a topographic name denoting someone living by willow trees. Compare Sauceda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Salceda has seen a substantial increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name Salceda improved from 34,757th place in 2000 to 30,767th place in 2010, indicating an improvement by 11.48%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 23.09% from 615 people in 2000 to 757 people in 2010. This reflects a growth in proportion per 100,000 people from 0.23 to 0.26, a rise of 13.04%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,757	#30,767	11.48%
Count	615	757	23.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.26	13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salceda

Regarding ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Salceda is predominantly associated with the Hispanic ethnic identity. In 2000, 87.97% of individuals with the Salceda surname identified as Hispanic, and this number grew to 90.75% in 2010, marking an increase of 3.16%. Asian/Pacific Islander representation fell by 33.97% from 7.80% in 2000 to 5.15% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 18.77%, from 3.41% in 2000 to 2.77% in 2010. There was a new appearance of the Two or more races category in 2010, with 1.19% of individuals identifying under this category. No changes were reported for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.97%	90.75%	3.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.8%	5.15%	-33.97%
White	3.41%	2.77%	-18.77%
Two or More Races	0%	1.19%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%