Explore the Family Name Sepeda

The meaning of Sepeda

Hispanic: altered form of Spanish Cepeda. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Lupe, Elida, Santos, Alberto, Fidel, Manuel, Orlando, Raul, Rumaldo, Alfonso, Amador, Angelina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Sepeda surname has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 16,249th in terms of popularity but improved slightly to a rank of 15,792nd by 2010, reflecting a growth of approximately 2.81%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 1,634 in 2000 to 1,844 in 2010, marking a notable rise of 12.85%. Thus, the proportion of people named Sepeda per 100,000 inhabitants increased by 3.28% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,249	#15,792	2.81%
Count	1,634	1,844	12.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.63	3.28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sepeda

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sepeda, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly Hispanic, accounting for 87.74% in 2010, down marginally from 87.94% in 2000. The White ethnicity representation saw a very minor decrease of 0.57%, moving from 10.53% in 2000 to 10.47% in 2010. Notably, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw an impressive increase of 77.61%, albeit from a low base of 0.67% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those reporting as two or more races dropped from 0.43% to 0.33%, a decrease of 23.26%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Sepeda surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.94%	87.74%	-0.23%
White	10.53%	10.47%	-0.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.67%	1.19%	77.61%
Two or More Races	0.43%	0.33%	-23.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%