The surname Colorado
A Portuguese surname, carried by 2,650 people in the United States.
Pronounced /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/ 4 syllables Soundex C463
Origin
Portuguese origin
From Spanish colorado (“red, ruddy, colored”), usually from the reddish appearance of some silt-laden rivers, or from Portuguese colorado in the case of Brazilian locations.
One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,650 people named Colorado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,508 Americans. That is up 58% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,674.
Who is named Colorado
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Colorado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 3.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- Two or more races 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Colorado
Colorado has the Soundex code C463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C463.
Other Portuguese surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Colorado come from?
- From Spanish colorado (“red, ruddy, colored”), usually from the reddish appearance of some silt-laden rivers, or from Portuguese colorado in the case of Brazilian locations.
- How common is the surname Colorado?
- 2,650 people in the United States had the surname Colorado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,508 Americans. It ranked 11,810th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Colorado?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Colorado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Colorado?
- Colorado is /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/, 4 syllables.
- Is the surname Colorado getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,674 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,650 in 2010, up 58%.