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    The surname Brizuela

    A Spanish surname, carried by 2,538 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B624

    Brizuela: #12,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Brizuela #12,255, 2,538 people Brizuela: #12,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Brizuela #12,255, 2,538 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brizuela is more common than 92.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Brizuela. This surname is mostly found in Argentina.

    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 2,538 people named Brizuela in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,649 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,661.

    #12,255
    rank among US surnames
    2,538
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +52.8%
    change since 2000 (was #16,035)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,247Bondurant2,540121,553
    #12,250Koeller2,539121,601
    #12,255Cabe2,538121,649
    #12,261Starner2,537121,697
    #12,264Lounsbury2,536121,745

    Who is named Brizuela

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

    93% of people named Brizuela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Brizuelas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Leopoldo Brizuela
      Argentine writer (1963-2019)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Brizuela

    Brizuela has the Soundex code B624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B624.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Brizuela come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Brizuela. This surname is mostly found in Argentina.
    How common is the surname Brizuela?
    2,538 people in the United States had the surname Brizuela in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,649 Americans. It ranked 12,255th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brizuela?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Brizuela identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Brizuela?
    Leopoldo Brizuela, Argentine writer (1963-2019).
    Where is the surname Brizuela most common?
    Wikidata records people named Brizuela in Argentina.
    Is the surname Brizuela getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,661 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,538 in 2010, up 53%.