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The surname Escamilla

A Spanish surname, carried by 20,958 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex E254

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Escamilla is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Escamilla.

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 20,958 people named Escamilla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,732 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,278.

#1,715
rank among US surnames
20,958
people in 2010
7.1
per 100,000 Americans
+37.2%
change since 2000 (was #2,183)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#1,706Marrero21,10914,626
#1,707Hager21,10614,628
#1,708Hurt21,03714,676
#1,709Ash21,03014,681
#1,710Hagan21,01714,690
#1,711Brito21,00714,697
#1,712Lanier20,99714,704

Who is named Escamilla

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

94% of people named Escamilla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
  • White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
  • Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Escamilla come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Escamilla.
How common is the surname Escamilla?
20,958 people in the United States had the surname Escamilla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,732 Americans. It ranked 1,715th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Escamilla?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Escamilla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Escamilla getting more or less common?
More common. 15,278 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,958 in 2010, up 37%.