The surname Canales
A Spanish surname, carried by 24,384 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex C542
Origin
Spanish origin
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 24,384 people named Canales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,662 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,381.
Who is named Canales
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Canales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
- Two or more races 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Canaless
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gustavo CanalesArgentine association football player, born 1982
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Canales
Canales has the Soundex code C542, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C542.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Canales come from?
- From Spanish.
- How common is the surname Canales?
- 24,384 people in the United States had the surname Canales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,662 Americans. It ranked 1,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Canales?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Canales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Canales?
- Gustavo Canales, Argentine association football player.
- Where is the surname Canales most common?
- Wikidata records people named Canales in Chile.
- Is the surname Canales getting more or less common?
- More common. 17,381 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,384 in 2010, up 40%.