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    The surname Chimal

    A Spanish surname, carried by 520 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C540

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chimal is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish chimal (“shield”), itself from Nahuatl chimalli (“shield”). 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 520 people named Chimal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. That is up 69% since 2000, when the Census counted 308.

    #41,799
    rank among US surnames
    520
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +68.8%
    change since 2000 (was #61,058)

    Who is named Chimal

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

    96% of people named Chimal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; White, Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Chimal

    Chimal has the Soundex code C540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C540.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chimal come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish chimal (“shield”), itself from Nahuatl chimalli (“shield”). This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
    How common is the surname Chimal?
    520 people in the United States had the surname Chimal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. It ranked 41,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chimal?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Chimal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
    Is the surname Chimal getting more or less common?
    More common. 308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 520 in 2010, up 69%.