Explore the Family Name Vialpando

The meaning of Vialpando

Hispanic: altered form of Spanish Villalpando. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Eloy, Jose, Manuel, Marcelo, Ruben, Adelmo, Andres, Benito, Elva, Felipe, Lazaro, Mario.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vialpando saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked as the 17,566th most popular surname, with a count of 1,476 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had slightly improved to 17,530, reflecting an increase of 0.2%. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased by 8.81% to 1,606 during this decade. However, the proportion per 100,000 people stayed nearly the same, seeing a slight decrease of 1.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,566	#17,530	0.2%
Count	1,476	1,606	8.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.54	-1.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vialpando

When observing the ethnic identity associated with the surname over the same period, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that a significant majority of Vialpandos identified as Hispanic. This group saw a slight increase from 79.88% in 2000 to 80.76% in 2010. The percentage of Vialpandos identifying as White decreased marginally from 18.09% to 17.68%, while those identifying with two or more races increased from 0.54% to 0.62%. The proportion of Vialpandos identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a notable decrease, dropping from 0.95% to 0.37%. The census reported no individuals with the Vialpando surname identifying as either Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.88%	80.76%	1.1%
White	18.09%	17.68%	-2.27%
Two or More Races	0.54%	0.62%	14.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.95%	0.37%	-61.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%