How common is the surname Coto?

2,814 people in the United States had the surname Coto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. It ranked 11,229th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Coto?

Manny Coto, American director, producer and writer (1961–2023).

Where is the surname Coto most common?

Wikidata records people named Coto in the United States.

Is the surname Coto getting more or less common?

More common. 1,995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,814 in 2010, up 41%.

The surname Coto

A surname, carried by 2,814 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coto is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,814 people named Coto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,995.

#11,229

rank among US surnames

2,814

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+41.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,885)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,225	Wolfgang	2,817	109,601
#11,226	Rohrbach	2,816	109,640
#11,228	Killinger	2,815	109,679
#11,229	Berthiaume	2,814	109,718
#11,236	Walkup	2,813	109,757

Who is named Coto

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

86% of people named Coto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Two or more races 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Cotos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Manny Coto
American director, producer and writer (1961–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Coto

Coto has the Soundex code C300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C300.

Questions

How common is the surname Coto?: 2,814 people in the United States had the surname Coto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. It ranked 11,229th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coto?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Coto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Coto?: Manny Coto, American director, producer and writer (1961–2023).
Where is the surname Coto most common?: Wikidata records people named Coto in the United States.
Is the surname Coto getting more or less common?: More common. 1,995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,814 in 2010, up 41%.