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    The surname Altamirano

    A Spanish surname, carried by 12,296 people in the United States.

    5 syllables Soundex A435

    Altamirano: #2,915 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Altamirano #2,915, 12,296 people Altamirano: #2,915 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Altamirano #2,915, 12,296 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Altamirano is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Altamirano.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,296 people named Altamirano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,109 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,200.

    #2,915
    rank among US surnames
    12,296
    people in 2010
    4.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +50%
    change since 2000 (was #3,979)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,906Cintron12,34925,002
    #2,907Overstreet12,34225,016
    #2,908Borges12,33725,026
    #2,909Concepcion12,33225,036
    #2,910Lemons12,32225,056
    #2,911Matson12,32025,061
    #2,912Brinson12,30325,095

    Who is named Altamirano

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Altamirano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Altamiranos

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ricardo Altamirano
      Argentine footballer, born 1965
    • Collin Altamirano
      American tennis player, born 1995

    Notable Altamiranos come mostly from Argentina (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Altamirano

    Altamirano has the Soundex code A435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A435.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Altamirano come from?
    From Spanish Altamirano.
    How common is the surname Altamirano?
    12,296 people in the United States had the surname Altamirano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,109 Americans. It ranked 2,915th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Altamirano?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Altamirano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Altamirano?
    Ricardo Altamirano, Argentine footballer, followed by Collin Altamirano.
    Where is the surname Altamirano most common?
    Wikidata records people named Altamirano in Argentina and the United States.
    Is the surname Altamirano getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,296 in 2010, up 50%.