Explore the Family Name Yglesias

The meaning of Yglesias

Spanish: variant of Iglesias. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Rafael, Juan, Orlando, Angel, Armando, Arturo, Benigno, Eduardo, Elena, Ernesto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yglesias has seen a rise in its popularity over the years. The data shows that the rank of the surname Yglesias improved from 35003 in 2000 to 32792 in 2010, marking a positive change of 6.32%. Additionally, the count of individuals carrying this surname also increased from 610 in 2000 to 700 in 2010, which is a 14.75% increase. This means that out of every 100k people in the United States, approximately 0.24 carried the Yglesias surname in 2010, up from 0.23 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#32,792	6.32%
Count	610	700	14.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.24	4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yglesias

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Yglesias surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of Yglesias were Hispanic, accounting for 66.07% of the total, which rose to 77.00% by 2010 – an increase of 16.54%. During the same period, the proportion of White individuals with the Yglesias surname dropped significantly from 29.02% to 20.14%. There was no recorded data for Black or Asian/Pacific Islander individuals bearing the Yglesias name in 2010, whereas it was 2.62% for Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000. Interestingly, the 2010 census saw a new appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the Yglesias last name, accounting for 0.86% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	66.07%	77%	16.54%
White	29.02%	20.14%	-30.6%
Two or More Races	1.64%	1%	-39.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.62%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%