How common is the surname Cavazos?

17,361 people in the United States had the surname Cavazos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,784 Americans. It ranked 2,084th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cavazos?

Lauro Cavazos, American educator; George H. W. Bush administration cabinet member (1927–2022), followed by Julia Michaels.

Where is the surname Cavazos most common?

Wikidata records people named Cavazos in the United States.

Is the surname Cavazos getting more or less common?

More common. 14,543 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,361 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Cavazos

A Spanish surname, carried by 17,361 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C122

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cavazos is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Cavazos. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

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 17,361 people named Cavazos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,784 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,543.

#2,084

rank among US surnames

17,361

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+19.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,290)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,075	Mai	17,445	17,698
#2,076	Dumas	17,442	17,701
#2,077	Kenny	17,429	17,714
#2,078	Ceja	17,423	17,721
#2,079	O'Keefe	17,414	17,730
#2,080	Shultz	17,395	17,749
#2,081	Cormier	17,377	17,767

Who is named Cavazos

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

92% of people named Cavazos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Cavazoss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lauro Cavazos
American educator; George H. W. Bush administration cabinet member (1927–2022)
Julia Michaels
American singer-songwriter (born 1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Cavasos

Cavazos has the Soundex code C122, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C122.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cavazos come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Cavazos. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
How common is the surname Cavazos?: 17,361 people in the United States had the surname Cavazos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,784 Americans. It ranked 2,084th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cavazos?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Cavazos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cavazos?: Lauro Cavazos, American educator; George H. W. Bush administration cabinet member (1927–2022), followed by Julia Michaels.
Where is the surname Cavazos most common?: Wikidata records people named Cavazos in the United States.
Is the surname Cavazos getting more or less common?: More common. 14,543 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,361 in 2010, up 19%.
What are other spellings of Cavazos?: Cavasos.