How common is the surname Bocanegra?

7,134 people in the United States had the surname Bocanegra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,278 Americans. It ranked 4,934th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bocanegra?

Carlos Bocanegra, American soccer player.

Where is the surname Bocanegra most common?

Wikidata records people named Bocanegra in the United States.

Is the surname Bocanegra getting more or less common?

More common. 5,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,134 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Bocanegra

A surname, carried by 7,134 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex B252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bocanegra is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,134 people named Bocanegra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,278 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,272.

#4,934

rank among US surnames

7,134

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+35.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,010)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,930	McDougal	7,139	43,248
#4,932	Hung	7,137	43,260
#4,933	Loving	7,135	43,272
#4,934	Bocanegra	7,134	43,278

Who is named Bocanegra

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

95% of people named Bocanegra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Bocanegras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Bocanegra
American soccer player, born 1979

Questions

How common is the surname Bocanegra?: 7,134 people in the United States had the surname Bocanegra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,278 Americans. It ranked 4,934th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bocanegra?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bocanegra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bocanegra?: Carlos Bocanegra, American soccer player.
Where is the surname Bocanegra most common?: Wikidata records people named Bocanegra in the United States.
Is the surname Bocanegra getting more or less common?: More common. 5,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,134 in 2010, up 35%.