Explore the Family Name Urbano

The meaning of Urbano

Spanish and Italian: from the personal name Urbano (see Urban). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Mario, Jorge, Manuel, Raul, Adriana, Alfonso, Armando, Arturo, Eusebio, Leopoldo. Italian Antonio, Leonardo, Rocco, Amadeo, Angelo, Federico, Fortunata, Gaetano, Genoveffa, Gino, Guido, Heriberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Urbano has seen a notable rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Urbano ranked 9563 in popularity but by 2010, it had jumped to 7612, marking a 20.4% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 3119 to 4368, a significant 40.04% growth. Additionally, there was a 27.59% increase in the proportion per 100k, indicating that the frequency of this surname in the population grew from 1.16 to 1.48.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,563	#7,612	20.4%
Count	3,119	4,368	40.04%
Proportion per 100k	1.16	1.48	27.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Urbano

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a shift among those bearing the surname Urbano between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people with Urbano surname identifying as Hispanic rose from 56.33% to 63.07%, an increase of 11.97%. Meanwhile, the white demographic saw a decrease from 27.83% to 22.48%, a drop of 19.22%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also reduced slightly from 12.86% to 12.23%. There were smaller changes in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native demographics, while the group identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.60% to 0.98%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	56.33%	63.07%	11.97%
White	27.83%	22.48%	-19.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.86%	12.23%	-4.9%
Black	1.06%	1.08%	1.89%
Two or More Races	1.6%	0.98%	-38.75%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0.16%	-50%