The surname Esguerra
A surname, carried by 2,085 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex E260
Origin
From Spanish, a modification of Esquerra, a typical Basque surname. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,085 people named Esguerra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,079 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,503.
Who is named Esguerra
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
74% of people named Esguerra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.9% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 74%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
- Two or more races 4.9%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Esguerra has the Soundex code E260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E260.
Questions
- Where does the surname Esguerra come from?
- From Spanish, a modification of Esquerra, a typical Basque surname. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
- How common is the surname Esguerra?
- 2,085 people in the United States had the surname Esguerra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,079 Americans. It ranked 14,349th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Esguerra?
- In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Esguerra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Esguerra getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,085 in 2010, up 39%.