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    The surname Avellaneda

    A Spanish surname, carried by 2,090 people in the United States.

    5 syllables Soundex A145

    Avellaneda: #14,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Avellaneda #14,316, 2,090 people Avellaneda: #14,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Avellaneda #14,316, 2,090 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Avellaneda is more common than 91.2% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Avellaneda.

    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 2,090 people named Avellaneda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,725 Americans. That is up 69% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,235.

    #14,316
    rank among US surnames
    2,090
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +69.2%
    change since 2000 (was #20,087)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,307Rakowski2,092147,584
    #14,312Dwight2,091147,654
    #14,316Imler2,090147,725

    Who is named Avellaneda

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

    96% of people named Avellaneda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Avellanedas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nicolás Avellaneda
      Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician. Former president, 1837–1885

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Avellaneda

    Avellaneda has the Soundex code A145, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A145.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Avellaneda come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Avellaneda.
    How common is the surname Avellaneda?
    2,090 people in the United States had the surname Avellaneda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,725 Americans. It ranked 14,316th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Avellaneda?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Avellaneda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Avellaneda?
    Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician. Former president.
    Where is the surname Avellaneda most common?
    Wikidata records people named Avellaneda in Argentina.
    Is the surname Avellaneda getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,090 in 2010, up 69%.