Explore the Family Name Villalta

The meaning of Villalta

Spanish: habitational name from a place in Burgos province named Villalta, from villa ‘(outlying) farmstead, (dependent) settlement’ (see Villa) + alto ‘high (lying)’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Jorge, Mauricio, Francisco, Luis, Carlos, Fernando, Gregorio, Mario, Rafael, Ana.

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

The surname Villalta has seen a marked increase in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 10,408th but jumped to 7,112th by 2010, signifying a significant growth of 31.67%. The count of individuals with this surname has also seen a considerable rise, from 2,838 in 2000 to 4,704 in 2010 - an increase of 65.75%. This resulted in the proportion per 100,000 people increasing by 51.43%, moving from 1.05 to 1.59.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,408	#7,112	31.67%
Count	2,838	4,704	65.75%
Proportion per 100k	1.05	1.59	51.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Villalta

Ethnic identity associated with the Villalta surname evolved between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was a slight decrease in the number of Asians/Pacific Islanders, from 0.39% to 0.36%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.81% in 2000. While the percentage of White individuals also declined from 5.57% to 3.98%, the Hispanic population saw a small increase from 92.85% to 95.24%. The Black population using this surname added up to 0.28% in 2010 after being absent in the 2000 data, while there were no American Indian and Alaskan Natives recorded under this surname in either census.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.85%	95.24%	2.57%
White	5.57%	3.98%	-28.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.36%	-7.69%
Black	0%	0.28%	0%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%