Explore the Family Name Valazquez

The meaning of Valazquez

Hispanic (Valázquez): altered form of Spanish Velázquez (see Velazquez).

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

The popularity of the surname Valazquez has shown a significant increase based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Valazquez ranked 56,826 among surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to the rank of 40,494, reflecting a growth of 28.74%. The count of people with this surname also shot up from 336 in 2000 to 540 in 2010, which is an impressive 60.71% increase. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, the surname grew from a 0.12 rating in 2000 to a 0.18 rating in 2010, marking a 50% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,826	#40,494	28.74%
Count	336	540	60.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.18	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Valazquez

When examining the ethnicity breakdown for the surname Valazquez, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that the vast majority identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 93.15% of the bearers of this surname identified as Hispanic, and this percentage slightly increased to 94.07% in 2010. There was a small decrease in those identifying as White, from 5.65% in 2000 to 3.70% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, the Census reported a slight emergence of Black ethnicity within bearers of the Valazquez surname, increasing from 0% in 2000 to 1.11% in 2010. The data for those identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.15%	94.07%	0.99%
White	5.65%	3.7%	-34.51%
Black	0%	1.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%