Explore the Family Name Zermeno

The meaning of Zermeno

Hispanic (Mexico; Zermeño): altered form of Spanish Cermeño (see Cermeno). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Roberto, Carlos, Francisco, Juan, Manuel, Alberto, Cirilo, Consuelo, Felipe, Guadalupe, Ignacio.

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

The popularity of the surname Zermeno in the United States has been on the rise according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The ranking of the surname increased by 18.72% from a rank of 9,200 in 2000 to 7,478 in 2010. In terms of absolute numbers, the count of individuals bearing the last name Zermeno grew by 36.66% from 3,260 persons in 2000 to 4,455 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the surname Zermeno per 100,000 people saw an increase of 24.79% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,200	#7,478	18.72%
Count	3,260	4,455	36.66%
Proportion per 100k	1.21	1.51	24.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zermeno

Looking at the ethnicity associated with the surname Zermeno, it is predominantly Hispanic as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 94.26% of those with this surname identified as Hispanic, decreasing slightly to 93.69% in 2010. In addition, there was a small percentage (5.10% in 2010, up from 5.09% in 2000) that identified as White, and 0.40% in both census years identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, in 2010, there were also small representations of other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.52%) and Black (0.18%), which were not present in 2000. Furthermore, some individuals identified themselves as belonging to two or more races (0.11% in 2010).

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.26%	93.69%	-0.6%
White	5.09%	5.1%	0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0.4%	0%
Black	0%	0.18%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.11%	0%