The surname Amezquita
A Spanish surname, carried by 4,544 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex A523
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 4,544 people named Amezquita in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,946 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,956.
#7,337
rank among US surnames
4,544
people in 2010
1.5
per 100,000 Americans
+53.7%
change since 2000 (was #10,059)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7,333 | Devaney | 4,549 | 67,871 |
| #7,335 | Delvecchio | 4,548 | 67,886 |
| #7,336 | Gurney | 4,547 | 67,901 |
| #7,337 | Amezquita | 4,544 | 67,946 |
Who is named Amezquita
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
97% of people named Amezquita identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 97%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Amezquita come from?
- Amezquita is Spanish in origin.
- How common is the surname Amezquita?
- 4,544 people in the United States had the surname Amezquita in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,946 Americans. It ranked 7,337th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Amezquita?
- In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Amezquita identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Amezquita getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,544 in 2010, up 54%.