Explore the Family Name Velazco

The meaning of Velazco

Spanish: variant of Velasco. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jose, Jorge, Juan, Rafael, Francisco, Ana, Feliciano, Guadalupe, Jesus, Luis, Manuel.

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

The surname Velazco has increased in popularity over the past decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Velazco was ranked 13,249th in popularity among all surnames in the United States, with 2,112 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the surname had risen in rank to 9,854th and the count of individuals sharing this surname had grown to 3,282-- an increase of 55.4%. This change also resulted in a rise in the proportion of people named Velazco per 100K from 0.78 in 2000 to 1.11 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 42.31%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,249	#9,854	25.62%
Count	2,112	3,282	55.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	1.11	42.31%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Velazco

Ethnic identity data based on the Decennial U.S. Census revealed that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Velazco identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 92.85% of Velazcos reported their ethnicity as Hispanic, a number which slightly rose to 94.09% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as White decreased from 4.02% in 2000 to 3.35% in 2010. The data showed minor representation in other ethnic categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander (decreasing from 2.89% to 2.16%), Black (increasing from 0 to 0.24%), and two or more races (rising from 0 to 0.15%). There was no change in the percentage of Velazcos identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native between the two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.85%	94.09%	1.34%
White	4.02%	3.35%	-16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.89%	2.16%	-25.26%
Black	0%	0.24%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.15%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%