How common is the surname Chinchilla?

3,561 people in the United States had the surname Chinchilla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,702 Americans. It ranked 9,165th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chinchilla?

Laura Chinchilla, 46th President of Costa Rica.

Where is the surname Chinchilla most common?

Wikidata records people named Chinchilla in Costa Rica.

Is the surname Chinchilla getting more or less common?

More common. 2,094 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,561 in 2010, up 70%.

The surname Chinchilla

A Spanish place surname, carried by 3,561 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chinchilla is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Chinchilla. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.

Chinchilla is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

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 3,561 people named Chinchilla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,702 Americans. That is up 70% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,094.

#9,165

rank among US surnames

3,561

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+70.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,347)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,161	Tincher	3,563	86,653
#9,164	Boos	3,562	86,678
#9,165	Caston	3,561	86,702
#9,171	Stamey	3,560	86,726
#9,172	Joaquin	3,559	86,751
#9,174	Haugh	3,558	86,775

Who is named Chinchilla

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

93% of people named Chinchilla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

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 Chinchillas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laura Chinchilla
46th President of Costa Rica, born 1959

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Chinchilla come from?: Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Chinchilla. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.
How common is the surname Chinchilla?: 3,561 people in the United States had the surname Chinchilla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,702 Americans. It ranked 9,165th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chinchilla?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Chinchilla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chinchilla?: Laura Chinchilla, 46th President of Costa Rica.
Where is the surname Chinchilla most common?: Wikidata records people named Chinchilla in Costa Rica.
What type of surname is Chinchilla?: Chinchilla is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Chinchilla getting more or less common?: More common. 2,094 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,561 in 2010, up 70%.