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    The surname Amaro

    A Spanish surname, carried by 11,769 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /əˈmɑɹoʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex A560

    Amaro: #3,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Amaro #3,042, 11,769 people Amaro: #3,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Amaro #3,042, 11,769 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amaro is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish.

    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 11,769 people named Amaro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,234 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,593.

    #3,042
    rank among US surnames
    11,769
    people in 2010
    4.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +37%
    change since 2000 (was #3,784)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,033Delvalle11,81626,129
    #3,034Hite11,81026,143
    #3,035Arenas11,80926,145
    #3,036Tomlin11,79726,172
    #3,037Cardwell11,79126,185
    #3,038Milam11,78726,194
    #3,039Bowie11,78626,196

    Who is named Amaro

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

    86% of people named Amaro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Amaros

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Melanie Amaro
      American singer, born 1992
    • Saint Amaro
      Abbot and sailor, born 1522

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Amaro

    Amaro has the Soundex code A560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A560.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Amaro come from?
    Amaro is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Amaro?
    11,769 people in the United States had the surname Amaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,234 Americans. It ranked 3,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Amaro?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Amaro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Amaro?
    Melanie Amaro, American singer, followed by Saint Amaro.
    Where is the surname Amaro most common?
    Wikidata records people named Amaro in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Amaro?
    Amaro is /əˈmɑɹoʊ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Amaro getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,769 in 2010, up 37%.