Explore the Family Name Utrera

The meaning of Utrera

Spanish: habitational name from the town of Utrera in Andalusia, named from Latin vulturaria, Spanish buitrera ‘place frequented by vultures’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Utrera has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 64,934th most popular name, but by 2010, it had risen to the 37,735th spot, marking an impressive 41.89% rise in popularity. The number of people bearing this surname also more than doubled during this period, from 286 to 589, a change of 105.94%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k population carrying this surname also increased by 81.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#37,735	41.89%
Count	286	589	105.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.2	81.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Utrera

The ethnicity associated with the surname Utrera also underwent some changes during the same period, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The Hispanic community recorded the highest prevalence of the surname, growing from 76.57% to 83.19%. While the Asian/Pacific Islander and White communities saw a decrease in the use of the Utrera surname, from 11.89% to 6.62% and 11.19% to 9.34% respectively, the individuals identifying themselves as belonging to two or more races began using the Utrera surname, despite not having been represented in 2000. There was no representation of the Black community and the American Indian and Alaskan Native community among those with the Utrera surname in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	76.57%	83.19%	8.65%
White	11.19%	9.34%	-16.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.89%	6.62%	-44.32%
Two or More Races	0%	0.85%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%