Explore the Family Name Tagle

The meaning of Tagle

Spanish: habitational name from a place in Cantabria called Tagle. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Raul, Alfredo, Alonzo, Edilberto, Francisco, Gerardo, Jesus, Jorge, Luis, Pablo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Tagle" has shown significant growth from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of this surname jumped approximately 9% from 17,323rd place in 2000 to 15,763rd in 2010. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Tagle surname grew by nearly 23%, from 1,504 people in 2000 to 1,849 in 2010. This increase is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which saw a 12.5% rise from 0.56 in 2000 to 0.63 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,323	#15,763	9.01%
Count	1,504	1,849	22.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.63	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tagle

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname "Tagle," the Decennial U.S. Census data shows an interesting shift between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic slightly increased by around 1.43% over the decade, making up approximately 65.82% of all Tagles in 2010. There was also a noticeable increase in the percentage of individuals reporting two or more races, rising by nearly 50% to 2.27% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a modest increase of about 3.62%. Conversely, the percentage of white individuals dropped by around 18.24% over the same period. In contrast, there were no individuals identified as Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	64.89%	65.82%	1.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	20.15%	20.88%	3.62%
White	13.1%	10.71%	-18.24%
Two or More Races	1.53%	2.27%	48.37%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%