# Aguilera (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aguilera/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 31,581 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,109 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,776 people |
| Change since 2000 | +46% (21,685 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /æɡɪˈlɛəɹə/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aguilera in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 95% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aguilera in Argentina and the United States.

## People named Aguilera

- Christina Aguilera, American singer, songwriter and actress
- Emanuel Aguilera, Argentinian association football player
- Luis Aguilé, Argentine singer, songwriter and actor (1936–2009)

## Similar surnames

Aguilar, Aquilar, Aguillard, Axelrod, Auclair.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.