Explore the Family Name Velasques

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Velasques has experienced a significant increase in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Velasques ranked 29,421st in terms of popularity, while by 2010 it had risen to rank 23,333rd - an improvement of over 20%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also grew from 757 in 2000 to 1091 in 2010 – a notable increase of 44%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k of the population also increased by over 32% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,421	#23,333	20.69%
Count	757	1,091	44.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.37	32.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Velasques

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Velasques. Over 93% of people with this surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. The small decrease of 0.12% between these years is negligible. The next largest group, accounting for approximately 2.8% of individuals with the surname, identified as White. This group saw a minor increase of 2.53% over the decade. Black individuals make up around 2.4% of those with the Velasques surname, with this group experiencing a significant increase of over 20% between 2000 and 2010. Meanwhile, a very small percentage of those with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with this group seeing an increase of just over 10% over the same period. No one with the surname Velasques identified as having two or more races or being of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.79%	93.68%	-0.12%
White	2.77%	2.84%	2.53%
Black	1.98%	2.38%	20.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0.73%	10.61%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%