Explore the Family Name Vilchez

The meaning of Vilchez

Spanish (Vílchez): variant of Vilches. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Blanca, Carlos, Cesar, Francisco, Juan, Luis, Mario, Miguel, Pablo, Raul.

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

Based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vilchez has notably gained popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 21,230 in 2000 to 15,818 in 2010, reflecting a significant increase of 25.49%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Vilchez surname rose from 1,152 in 2000 to 1,841 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of almost 60%. Moreover, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people increased by 44.19%, from 0.43 in 2000 to 0.62 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,230	#15,818	25.49%
Count	1,152	1,841	59.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.62	44.19%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vilchez

Discussing ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those with the Vilchez surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 (93.84%) and 2010 (92.56%), despite a slight decrease of 1.36%. The percentage of people identifying as White significantly increased by 42.13%, from 4.51% in 2000 to 6.41% in 2010. Meanwhile, very few Vilchez individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, yet their representation grew from 0.43% to 0.49% within the same period. There was no change in American Indian and Alaskan Native representation, while Black representation appeared in 2010 at 0.33%. Notably, those who reported having two or more ethnic identities decreased from 0.78% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.84%	92.56%	-1.36%
White	4.51%	6.41%	42.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.49%	13.95%
Black	0%	0.33%	0%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%