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    The surname Calvo

    A surname, carried by 6,883 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C410

    Calvo: #5,086 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Calvo #5,086, 6,883 people Calvo: #5,086 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Calvo #5,086, 6,883 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Calvo is more common than 96.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,883 people named Calvo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,856 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,218.

    #5,086
    rank among US surnames
    6,883
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +31.9%
    change since 2000 (was #6,065)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,077Bischoff6,89744,765
    #5,079Davalos6,89444,785
    #5,080Doolittle6,89344,791
    #5,081Poulin6,89244,798
    #5,082Stoker6,88844,824
    #5,083Corder6,88744,830
    #5,085Belk6,88644,837

    Who is named Calvo

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

    73% of people named Calvo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
    • White (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 6.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Calvos

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carlos Calvo
      Argentine historian (1824–1906)
    • José Calvo
      Actor (1916-1980)
    • Guillermo Calvo
      Argentine-American economist, born 1941

    Notable Calvos come mostly from Argentina (2) and Spain (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Calvo

    Calvo has the Soundex code C410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C410.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Calvo?
    6,883 people in the United States had the surname Calvo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,856 Americans. It ranked 5,086th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Calvo?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Calvo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Calvo?
    Carlos Calvo, Argentine historian (1824–1906), followed by José Calvo.
    Where is the surname Calvo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Calvo in Argentina and Spain.
    Is the surname Calvo getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,883 in 2010, up 32%.