Explore the Family Name Tercero

The meaning of Tercero

Spanish: from tercero ‘third’ (from Latin tertiarius ‘third part’). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Miguel, Carlos, Jose, Alejandro, Francisco, Jesus, Juan, Leticia, Manuel, Roberto, Ruben, Santiago.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tercero has seen a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 17,952 to 12,827 with a remarkable change of 28.55 percent. In terms of sheer numbers, the count rose by 67.46 percent, escalating from 1,435 to 2,403 people carrying the Tercero surname. This growth is reflected in the proportion per 100k, which saw an increase of 52.83 percent, moving from 0.53 to 0.81.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,952	#12,827	28.55%
Count	1,435	2,403	67.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.81	52.83%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tercero

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tercero, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it's predominantly linked to Hispanic ethnicity. In 2010, 94.22 percent of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, marking a slight increase from 92.89 percent in 2000. A small percentage identified as White, though this decreased from 5.71 percent to 4.54 percent in the same period. There was also a minuscule percentage that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, which slightly declined from 0.84 percent to 0.83 percent. Interestingly, in 2010, some began to identify with two or more races, which was not observed in 2000. No individuals with the Tercero surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.89%	94.22%	1.43%
White	5.71%	4.54%	-20.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	0.83%	-1.19%
Two or More Races	0%	0.29%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%