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    The surname Canizales

    A surname, carried by 2,198 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex C524

    Canizales: #13,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Canizales #13,764, 2,198 people Canizales: #13,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Canizales #13,764, 2,198 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Canizales is more common than 91.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,198 people named Canizales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,467 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,564.

    #13,764
    rank among US surnames
    2,198
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40.5%
    change since 2000 (was #16,802)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,759Baumer2,199140,403
    #13,764Bizzell2,198140,467
    #13,771Badgley2,197140,531

    Who is named Canizales

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

    96% of people named Canizales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • 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 Canizaless

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Orlando Canizales
      American boxer, born 1965

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    Surnames that sound like Canizales

    Canizales has the Soundex code C524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C524.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Canizales?
    2,198 people in the United States had the surname Canizales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,467 Americans. It ranked 13,764th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Canizales?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Canizales identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Canizales?
    Orlando Canizales, American boxer.
    Where is the surname Canizales most common?
    Wikidata records people named Canizales in the United States.
    Is the surname Canizales getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,198 in 2010, up 41%.