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    The surname Balderas

    A Spanish surname, carried by 16,576 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B436

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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). Balderas is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Balderas. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

    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 16,576 people named Balderas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,626 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,520.

    #2,196
    rank among US surnames
    16,576
    people in 2010
    5.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,864)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,187Gage16,61418,583
    #2,188Nevarez16,60718,591
    #2,189Alaniz16,59618,604
    #2,191McNair16,59518,605
    #2,192Baer16,58718,614
    #2,194Rosenthal16,58318,618
    #2,195Pickens16,57718,625

    Who is named Balderas

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

    94% of people named Balderas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Balderas

    Balderas has the Soundex code B436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B436.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Balderas come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Balderas. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
    How common is the surname Balderas?
    16,576 people in the United States had the surname Balderas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,626 Americans. It ranked 2,196th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Balderas?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Balderas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Balderas getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,520 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,576 in 2010, up 44%.