Explore the Family Name Trigo

The meaning of Trigo

Spanish and Portuguese: occupational name for a grower or seller of wheat, trigo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Alicia, Jorge, Manuel, Osvaldo, Alejandro, Benigno, Delfino, Jose, Julio, Luis, Roberto, Alberto.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Trigo ranked 20,785 in popularity in 2000 and saw a slight decrease to rank 20,926 in 2010. This represents a minor change of -0.68 in its ranking. However, the count of individuals with the Trigo surname increased from 1,181 in 2000 to 1,259 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 6.6 percent. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of people named Trigo per 100k decreased by 2.27 percent over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,785	#20,926	-0.68%
Count	1,181	1,259	6.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.43	-2.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trigo

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals the ethnic identity of individuals carrying the Trigo surname. In 2000, 79.93 percent identified as Hispanic, increasing to 82.45 percent in 2010. Those identifying as White made up 17.53 percent in 2000, decreasing slightly to 15.97 percent in 2010. A small percentage (0.85) identified as Black in 2000, which saw a modest increase to 0.95 percent in 2010. The census reported no individuals with the Trigo surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year. It's also worth noting that in 2000, 1.35 percent identified as having two or more races, however, this number dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.93%	82.45%	3.15%
White	17.53%	15.97%	-8.9%
Black	0.85%	0.95%	11.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.35%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%