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    The surname Ceballos

    A Spanish surname, carried by 15,515 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C142

    Ceballos: #2,350 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Ceballos #2,350, 15,515 people Ceballos: #2,350 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ceballos #2,350, 15,515 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ceballos is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Ceballos. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia and 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 15,515 people named Ceballos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,900 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,088.

    #2,350
    rank among US surnames
    15,515
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,992)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,341Craven15,56719,833
    #2,342Talbot15,56219,840
    #2,343Anders15,55419,850
    #2,344Reaves15,55019,855
    #2,345Hough15,54919,856
    #2,346Iverson15,53919,869
    #2,347Monahan15,53319,877

    Who is named Ceballos

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

    94% of people named Ceballos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ceballoss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cedric Ceballos
      American basketball player (born 1969)
    • Jacqueline Ceballos
      American activist, born 1925

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Ceballos

    Ceballos has the Soundex code C142, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C142.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ceballos come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Ceballos. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia and Mexico.
    How common is the surname Ceballos?
    15,515 people in the United States had the surname Ceballos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,900 Americans. It ranked 2,350th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ceballos?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ceballos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ceballos?
    Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player (born 1969), followed by Jacqueline Ceballos.
    Where is the surname Ceballos most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ceballos in the United States.
    Is the surname Ceballos getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,088 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,515 in 2010, up 40%.
    What are other spellings of Ceballos?
    Cevallos.