How common is the surname Bedoya?

3,429 people in the United States had the surname Bedoya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,040 Americans. It ranked 9,486th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bedoya?

Alejandro Bedoya, American soccer player, followed by Xavier.

Where is the surname Bedoya most common?

Wikidata records people named Bedoya in the United States.

Is the surname Bedoya getting more or less common?

More common. 2,585 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,429 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Bedoya

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,429 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bedoya is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Bedoya, itself of Basque origin.

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 3,429 people named Bedoya in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,040 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,585.

#9,486

rank among US surnames

3,429

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+32.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,239)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,479	Umanzor	3,432	89,961
#9,483	Lundin	3,431	89,987
#9,484	Holleman	3,430	90,013
#9,486	Brathwaite	3,429	90,040
#9,488	Schirmer	3,428	90,066
#9,491	Rimmer	3,426	90,118
#9,493	Pickle	3,425	90,145

Who is named Bedoya

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

92% of people named Bedoya identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Bedoyas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alejandro Bedoya
American soccer player, born 1987
Xavier
American professional wrestler (1977–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bedoya

Bedoya has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bedoya come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Bedoya, itself of Basque origin.
How common is the surname Bedoya?: 3,429 people in the United States had the surname Bedoya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,040 Americans. It ranked 9,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bedoya?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bedoya identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bedoya?: Alejandro Bedoya, American soccer player, followed by Xavier.
Where is the surname Bedoya most common?: Wikidata records people named Bedoya in the United States.
Is the surname Bedoya getting more or less common?: More common. 2,585 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,429 in 2010, up 33%.