Explore the Family Name Vidro

The meaning of Vidro

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational from Ukrainian vidro ‘pail’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Wydra ‘otter’. 3. Hispanic (Puerto Rico): probably a variant of Vidrio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Vidro' has seen a significant growth from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 59,293rd in popularity and had been held by 319 people, which amounted to 0.12 out of every 100k individuals. By 2010, the rank improved to 51,723 with an increase of 12.77%. The count also rose to 402 individuals, marking a 26.02% increase in the number of people with this surname. This means that the proportion of people per 100k holding the surname Vidro increased by 16.67% within this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#51,723	12.77%
Count	319	402	26.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.14	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vidro

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Vidro' identify as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic grew from 65.52% in 2000 to 71.14% in 2010, marking an 8.58% increase. A significant decline is observed among those identifying as White, falling from 32.29% in 2000 to 26.62% in 2010 - a decrease of 17.56%. In 2010, there was a small emergence (1.74%) of individuals identifying as Black, which was not present in 2000. There were no changes for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	65.52%	71.14%	8.58%
White	32.29%	26.62%	-17.56%
Black	0%	1.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%