How common is the surname Anselmo?

3,289 people in the United States had the surname Anselmo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,872 Americans. It ranked 9,839th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Anselmo?

In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Anselmo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Anselmo?

Phil Anselmo, American heavy metal vocalist, followed by Tony Anselmo.

Where is the surname Anselmo most common?

Wikidata records people named Anselmo in the United States.

Is the surname Anselmo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,289 in 2010, up 15%.

Is Anselmo also a first name?

Yes. Anselmo 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 Anselmo

A surname, carried by 3,289 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anselmo is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,289 people named Anselmo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,872 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,872.

#9,839

rank among US surnames

3,289

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+14.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,833	Starrett	3,293	93,758
#9,834	Mauer	3,292	93,787
#9,836	Depasquale	3,290	93,844
#9,839	Riccardi	3,289	93,872
#9,844	Schuetz	3,288	93,901
#9,845	Buzzard	3,287	93,929

Who is named Anselmo

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

73% of people named Anselmo identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Two or more races 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Anselmos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Anselmo
American heavy metal vocalist, born 1968
Tony Anselmo
American animator and voice actor (born 1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Anselmo

Anselmo has the Soundex code A524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A524.

Questions

How common is the surname Anselmo?: 3,289 people in the United States had the surname Anselmo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,872 Americans. It ranked 9,839th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Anselmo?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Anselmo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Anselmo?: Phil Anselmo, American heavy metal vocalist, followed by Tony Anselmo.
Where is the surname Anselmo most common?: Wikidata records people named Anselmo in the United States.
Is the surname Anselmo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,289 in 2010, up 15%.
Is Anselmo also a first name?: Yes. Anselmo 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.