How common is the surname Balcazar?

2,055 people in the United States had the surname Balcazar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,241 Americans. It ranked 14,511th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Balcazar getting more or less common?

More common. 1,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,055 in 2010, up 59%.

The surname Balcazar

A surname, carried by 2,055 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B422

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balcazar is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,055 people named Balcazar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,241 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,292.

#14,511

rank among US surnames

2,055

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+59.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,388)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,505	Gendreau	2,057	150,095
#14,507	Snedeker	2,056	150,168
#14,511	Simas	2,055	150,241
#14,519	Bogert	2,054	150,314

Who is named Balcazar

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

96% of people named Balcazar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Balcazar?: 2,055 people in the United States had the surname Balcazar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,241 Americans. It ranked 14,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Balcazar?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Balcazar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Balcazar getting more or less common?: More common. 1,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,055 in 2010, up 59%.