Explore the Family Name Siqueiros

The meaning of Siqueiros

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): altered form of Galician Sequeiros, a habitational name from any of various places in Galicia, Spain, called Sequeiros, from sequeiro ‘arid land’ or ‘drying place (for fruit, etc.)’; see also Sequeira. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Armando, Jesus, Alfonso, Alicia, Carlos, Cesar, Eduardo, Elva, Elvira, Epigmenio, Erlinda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Siqueiros has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 19,784 in popularity but climbed to 17,673 by 2010, marking a 10.67% change. The count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,259 in 2000 to 1,588 in 2010, a substantial growth of 26.13%. This shift also impacted the proportion per 100k, which went up from 0.47 to 0.54, an uptick of 14.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,784	#17,673	10.67%
Count	1,259	1,588	26.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.54	14.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Siqueiros

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of people with the surname Siqueiros identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage stood at 93.49% in 2000 and decreased slightly to 92.57% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as White saw a small increase from 6.04% in 2000 to 6.42% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or Black in either year. However, there was a new ethnic identity recorded in 2010 with 0.57% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.49%	92.57%	-0.98%
White	6.04%	6.42%	6.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%