How common is the surname Andres?

12,821 people in the United States had the surname Andres in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,081 Americans. It ranked 2,813th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Andres?

In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Andres identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Andres?

Jo Andres, American choreographer (1954-2019), followed by Emil Andres.

Where is the surname Andres most common?

Wikidata records people named Andres in the United States.

Is the surname Andres getting more or less common?

More common. 10,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,821 in 2010, up 28%.

Is Andres also a first name?

Yes. Andres is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Andres

A Spanish patronymic surname, carried by 12,821 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A536 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Andres is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.

Andres is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 12,821 people named Andres in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,081 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,034.

#2,813

rank among US surnames

12,821

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+27.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,273)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,804	Mabry	12,846	24,034
#2,805	Millard	12,843	24,040
#2,806	Shen	12,839	24,047
#2,807	Thrasher	12,836	24,053
#2,808	Danielson	12,833	24,059
#2,809	Ebert	12,830	24,064
#2,810	Tubbs	12,828	24,068

Who is named Andres

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

46% of people named Andres identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 16% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 33%
Asian and Pacific Islander 16%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Andress

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jo Andres
American choreographer (1954-2019)
Emil Andres
American open-wheel racing driver, 1911–1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Andres

Andres has the Soundex code A536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A536.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Andres come from?: Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.
How common is the surname Andres?: 12,821 people in the United States had the surname Andres in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,081 Americans. It ranked 2,813th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Andres?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Andres identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Andres?: Jo Andres, American choreographer (1954-2019), followed by Emil Andres.
Where is the surname Andres most common?: Wikidata records people named Andres in the United States.
What type of surname is Andres?: Andres is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Andres getting more or less common?: More common. 10,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,821 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Andres also a first name?: Yes. Andres is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.