Explore the Family Name Segundo

The meaning of Segundo

Spanish: from the personal name Segundo, from Latin Secundus ‘second’, applied to the second son of a family. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Guadalupe, Jose, Luis, Mario, Alfonso, Andres, Antolina, Benito, Carlos, Diego, Domingo, Edilberto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Segundo saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 14,885th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to 10,237th, marking a 31.23% change. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,824 in 2000 to 3,148 in 2010, an impressive growth of 72.59%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Segundo per 100,000 population increased by 57.35%, from 0.68 to 1.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,885	#10,237	31.23%
Count	1,824	3,148	72.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	1.07	57.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Segundo

Looking at the ethnic identity aspects, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Segundo identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010, with percentages of 83.77% and 87.17% respectively. Among other ethnicities, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as White (from 3.13% to 3.59%) and Black (from 0.27% to 0.44%). However, a decline was noted among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (8.11% to 5.40%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (3.62% to 2.60%). Those identifying with two or more races also decreased slightly from 1.10% to 0.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	83.77%	87.17%	4.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.11%	5.4%	-33.42%
White	3.13%	3.59%	14.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.62%	2.6%	-28.18%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0.79%	-28.18%
Black	0.27%	0.44%	62.96%