How common is the surname Escudero?

3,352 people in the United States had the surname Escudero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,108 Americans. It ranked 9,684th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Escudero?

Osvaldo Escudero, Argentine association football player, followed by Damián Escudero.

Where is the surname Escudero most common?

Wikidata records people named Escudero in Argentina and Spain.

Is the surname Escudero getting more or less common?

More common. 2,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,352 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Escudero

A Spanish occupational surname, carried by 3,352 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex E236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Escudero is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Occupational surname borrowed from Spanish escudero (“esquire, shield-bearer”).

Escudero 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 3,352 people named Escudero in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,108 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,515.

#9,684

rank among US surnames

3,352

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+33.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,484)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,679	Kummer	3,354	92,053
#9,683	Garrard	3,353	92,080
#9,684	Blanc	3,352	92,108
#9,686	Kunze	3,351	92,135
#9,687	Scholten	3,350	92,163
#9,691	Paramo	3,348	92,218
#9,692	Geis	3,347	92,245

Who is named Escudero

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

85% of people named Escudero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.7%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Escuderos

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Osvaldo Escudero
Argentine association football player, born 1960
Damián Escudero
Argentine footballer, born 1987
Marcelo Escudero
Argentine footballer, born 1972
Sergio Escudero
Argentine footballer, born 1983
Miguel de la Fuente
Association football player, born 1999

Notable Escuderos come mostly from Argentina (4) and Spain (1).

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Escudero come from?: Occupational surname borrowed from Spanish escudero (“esquire, shield-bearer”).
How common is the surname Escudero?: 3,352 people in the United States had the surname Escudero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,108 Americans. It ranked 9,684th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Escudero?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Escudero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Escudero?: Osvaldo Escudero, Argentine association football player, followed by Damián Escudero.
Where is the surname Escudero most common?: Wikidata records people named Escudero in Argentina and Spain.
What type of surname is Escudero?: Escudero is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Escudero getting more or less common?: More common. 2,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,352 in 2010, up 33%.