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    The surname Cobos

    A surname, carried by 4,980 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C120

    Cobos: #6,773 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cobos #6,773, 4,980 people Cobos: #6,773 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cobos #6,773, 4,980 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cobos is more common than 95.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,980 people named Cobos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,997 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,736.

    #6,773
    rank among US surnames
    4,980
    people in 2010
    1.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33.3%
    change since 2000 (was #8,164)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,766Viveros4,98361,960
    #6,769Musgrave4,98261,972
    #6,771Bushman4,98161,985
    #6,773Cobos4,98061,997
    #6,774Brooker4,97962,010

    Who is named Cobos

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

    92% of people named Cobos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Coboss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Julio Cobos
      Argentine politician, born 1955

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cobos

    Cobos has the Soundex code C120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C120.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Cobos?
    4,980 people in the United States had the surname Cobos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,997 Americans. It ranked 6,773rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cobos?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Cobos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cobos?
    Julio Cobos, Argentine politician.
    Where is the surname Cobos most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cobos in Argentina.
    Is the surname Cobos getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,736 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,980 in 2010, up 33%.