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The surname Esperanza

A surname, carried by 1,192 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex E216

Esperanza: #21,811 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Esperanza #21,811, 1,192 people Esperanza: #21,811 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Esperanza #21,811, 1,192 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Esperanza is more common than 86.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,192 people named Esperanza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 960.

#21,811
rank among US surnames
1,192
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+24.2%
change since 2000 (was #24,432)

Who is named Esperanza

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

63% of people named Esperanza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 63%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 27%
  • White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
  • Two or more races 1.9%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Esperanza

Esperanza has the Soundex code E216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E216.

Questions

How common is the surname Esperanza?
1,192 people in the United States had the surname Esperanza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Esperanza?
In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Esperanza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Esperanza getting more or less common?
More common. 960 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 24%.