Explore the Family Name Valdivieso

The meaning of Valdivieso

Spanish: variant of Valdivielso, a habitational name from Valdivielso, a region in Burgos province. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jorge, Carlos, Jose, Luis, Manuel, Alfonso, Ana, Elba, Juan, Julio, Ramiro, Alberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Valdivieso has shown an increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 23,207th most common name, but by 2010, it had improved to 18,584th, showing a rise of nearly 20 percent. The count of people with this surname also increased from 1,026 in 2000 to 1,483 in 2010, marking a significant growth of 44.54 percent. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Valdivieso per 100,000 people rose by 31.58 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,207	#18,584	19.92%
Count	1,026	1,483	44.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.5	31.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Valdivieso

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Valdivieso, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly linked with the Hispanic ethnicity. In 2000, 86.65 percent of those bearing the surname identified as Hispanic, and this proportion slightly increased to 89.48 percent by 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identified as white decreased from 11.79 percent to 9.37 percent. There were small percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black identities associated with the surname, both of which saw declines over the decade. No change was reported for those identifying as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.65%	89.48%	3.27%
White	11.79%	9.37%	-20.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.34%	-50%
Black	0.49%	0.34%	-30.61%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%