Explore the Family Name Viveros

The meaning of Viveros

Spanish: habitational name from Viveros, a place in Albacete province, or a Castilianized form of Galician Viveiros. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Octavio, Ruben, Cruz, Francisco, Jaime, Jorge, Jose, Manuel, Ramon, Roberto, Armando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Viveros has noticeably increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved up from 9314th place to 6766th place, representing a positive change of 27.36%. The count of people bearing the surname also saw a significant rise, with numbers swelling from 3213 in 2000 to 4983 in 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 55.09%. This is mirrored by the proportion per 100k population which increased from 1.19 to 1.69, a jump of 42.02%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,314	#6,766	27.36%
Count	3,213	4,983	55.09%
Proportion per 100k	1.19	1.69	42.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Viveros

In regards to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the largest group of individuals under the surname Viveros identify as Hispanic, making up 93.65% in 2000 and growing slightly to 94.30% by 2010. Those identifying as White made up the second largest proportion, though these figures decreased slightly from 5.45% in 2000 to 5.02% in 2010. Groups identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native each made up less than 1% of the total in both years. It's noteworthy that those identifying as belonging to two or more races experienced a significant decrease from 0.34% in 2000 to 0.12% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.65%	94.3%	0.69%
White	5.45%	5.02%	-7.89%
Black	0.19%	0.24%	26.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.19%	0.18%	-5.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.19%	0.14%	-26.32%
Two or More Races	0.34%	0.12%	-64.71%