How common is the surname Diego?

6,141 people in the United States had the surname Diego in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,276 Americans. It ranked 5,651st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Diego getting more or less common?

More common. 3,864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,141 in 2010, up 59%.

Is Diego also a first name?

Yes. Diego is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Diego

A surname, carried by 6,141 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Diego is more common than 96.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,141 people named Diego in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,276 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,864.

#5,651

rank among US surnames

6,141

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+58.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,941)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,648	Bojorquez	6,147	50,227
#5,649	Orona	6,145	50,243
#5,650	Yim	6,144	50,252
#5,651	Harold	6,141	50,276

Who is named Diego

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

79% of people named Diego identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79%
White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Diego

Diego has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Questions

How common is the surname Diego?: 6,141 people in the United States had the surname Diego in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,276 Americans. It ranked 5,651st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Diego?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Diego identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Diego getting more or less common?: More common. 3,864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,141 in 2010, up 59%.
Is Diego also a first name?: Yes. Diego is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.