Explore the Family Name Yanes

The meaning of Yanes

1. Spanish: variant of Yáñez (see Yanez). 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian (of Slovenian origin) Janeš and also of Slovenian Janež (see Janes). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Luis, Carlos, Pedro, Armando, Felipe, Francisco, Manuel, Margarito, Mario, Miguel.

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

The Yanes surname has seen a growth in popularity according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it sat at rank 8615 but climbed to 6590 by 2010, marking an increase of 23.51%. The number of individuals with the Yanes surname also rose significantly during this period, from 3516 to 5140, reflecting a 46.19% increase. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw a positive change of 33.85%, from 1.3 to 1.74.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,615	#6,590	23.51%
Count	3,516	5,140	46.19%
Proportion per 100k	1.3	1.74	33.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yanes

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those bearing the Yanes surname between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic category recorded the highest percentage at 82.22% in 2000, which further increased to 87.53% in 2010. On the other hand, those identifying as White decreased from 14.05% to 9.96%, and those identifying with Two or more races dropped dramatically by 55% from 1.00% to 0.45%. There was a modest increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native from 0.20% to 0.29%. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories saw slight decreases.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	82.22%	87.53%	6.46%
White	14.05%	9.96%	-29.11%
Black	1.65%	0.91%	-44.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.88%	0.86%	-2.27%
Two or More Races	1%	0.45%	-55%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.2%	0.29%	45%