# Arroyo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/arroyo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,614 |
| US rank (2010) | 678 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,100 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (37,678 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Arroyo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Arroyo in the United States, Spain and Argentina.

## People named Arroyo

- Martina Arroyo, American opera singer (1936–2026)
- Esther Arroyo, actress
- Raymond Arroyo, American author, journalist, and producer
- Bronson Arroyo, baseball player from the United States
- Gabriel Arroyo, Argentinian volleyball player

## Similar surnames

Ary, Auer, Ayer, Araya, Arey, Arya, Airey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.