Characteristic Name Sets of Spanish Populations

IN AN EARLIER PAPER! I outlined a statistical method for developing lists of surnames characteristic of specific populations. The present paper applies this method to the Spanish-named populations of a number of cities, using readily available information. Several Spanish name sets, distinguished by their locality-specificity, are delineated. I then consider some applications, and give two examples of analyses done with this technique. These examples show that Spanish-surnamed persons are members of California labor unions at about 50 per cent of their population proportions and are members of the medical profession at less than 10 per cent of their population proportions. New Mexico-specific names are somewhat higher in labor union members, Central American names in physicians, than the rest of the Spanish names.