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The surname Armenta

A surname, carried by 15,078 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A655

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Armenta is more common than 98.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,078 people named Armenta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,477 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,542.

#2,406
rank among US surnames
15,078
people in 2010
5.1
per 100,000 Americans
+43%
change since 2000 (was #3,136)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#2,402Fajardo15,10020,447
#2,403Briones15,09820,449
#2,404Conn15,08920,462
#2,406Armenta15,07820,477

Who is named Armenta

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

91% of people named Armenta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.9% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
  • White (not Hispanic) 7.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
  • Two or more races 0.3%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Armenta

Armenta has the Soundex code A655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A655.

Questions

How common is the surname Armenta?
15,078 people in the United States had the surname Armenta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,477 Americans. It ranked 2,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Armenta?
In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Armenta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Armenta getting more or less common?
More common. 10,542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,078 in 2010, up 43%.