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    The surname Cajigas

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,031 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C222

    Cajigas: #24,325 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cajigas #24,325, 1,031 people Cajigas: #24,325 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Cajigas #24,325, 1,031 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cajigas is more common than 85% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Cajigas.

    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 1,031 people named Cajigas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,462 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 927.

    #24,325
    rank among US surnames
    1,031
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.2%
    change since 2000 (was #25,098)

    Who is named Cajigas

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

    84% of people named Cajigas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cajigas come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Cajigas.
    How common is the surname Cajigas?
    1,031 people in the United States had the surname Cajigas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,462 Americans. It ranked 24,325th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cajigas?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Cajigas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Cajigas getting more or less common?
    More common. 927 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,031 in 2010, up 11%.