The surname Cordero
A Spanish occupational surname, carried by 30,158 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex C636
Origin
Spanish origin
From Spanish Cordero, ancient surname originally used to refer to a shepherd.
Cordero is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.
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 30,158 people named Cordero in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,238 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,127.
Who is named Cordero
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
86% of people named Cordero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
- White (not Hispanic) 7.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 4.8%
- Two or more races 0.8%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Cordero come from?
- From Spanish Cordero, ancient surname originally used to refer to a shepherd.
- How common is the surname Cordero?
- 30,158 people in the United States had the surname Cordero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,238 Americans. It ranked 1,164th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Cordero?
- In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Cordero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Cordero?
- Cordero is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
- Is the surname Cordero getting more or less common?
- More common. 23,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,158 in 2010, up 30%.