Explore the Family Name Villarruel

The meaning of Villarruel

Spanish: cognate of Villa, with the second element of unexplained etymology. Compare Villarroel. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Luis, Francisco, Roberto, Alberto, Amalia, Jose, Ramon, Abelino, Alfredo, Angel, Armando, Efren.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Villarruel increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Villarruel was ranked 19,328 in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had risen to the 16,254th most common name, showing a significant increase of 15.9%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this last name grew by 36.85% during the same period, rising from 1,297 to 1,775. This resulted in an increased proportion per 100k of people, going from 0.48 to 0.6, marking a 25.0% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,328	#16,254	15.9%
Count	1,297	1,775	36.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.6	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Villarruel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Villarruel also changed over this decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a substantial 93.91% of those with the surname identified as Hispanic, and this percentage increased slightly to 95.21% by 2010. The percentage identifying as White decreased from 4.39% to 3.66%, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 0.69% to 0.56%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010 there were some who identified as Black. However, the number of those who identified with two or more races dropped from 0.54% to zero over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.91%	95.21%	1.38%
White	4.39%	3.66%	-16.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.69%	0.56%	-18.84%
Black	0%	0.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.54%	0%	0%