Explore the Family Name Tanguma

The meaning of Tanguma

Hispanic: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Guadalupe, Javier, Jesus, Jose, Leandro, Pedro, Ramon, Teodoro, Alfredo, Alicia, Elva, Emiliano.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tanguma has seen a moderate growth in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Tanguma was ranked as the 23,152nd most popular name in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to the 21,895th spot, marking an increase of 5.43 percent. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew during this decade, increasing from 1,029 in 2000 to 1,186 in 2010. This represents a rise of 15.26 percent, demonstrating an overall growing prevalence of the Tanguma surname across the country.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,152	#21,895	5.43%
Count	1,029	1,186	15.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.4	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tanguma

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Tanguma surname identify as Hispanic. The percentage of individuals identifying as such increased slightly from 90.38 percent in 2000 to 91.57 percent in 2010. During the same period, there was a small increase among those identifying as White, with the percentage rising from 7.87 in 2000 to 7.93 in 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native was either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years. Interestingly, the data reported a small proportion (0.49 percent) identifying as having two or more races in 2000, but this figure returned to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.38%	91.57%	1.32%
White	7.87%	7.93%	0.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.49%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.07%	0%	0%