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    The surname Espina

    A Catalan surname, carried by 1,101 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex E215

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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). Espina is more common than 85.7% of them.

    Origin

    Catalan origin

    From Spanish, from Catalan.

    One of 39 Catalan surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,101 people named Espina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 280,423 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 982.

    #23,167
    rank among US surnames
    1,101
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.1%
    change since 2000 (was #23,986)

    Who is named Espina

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

    50% of people named Espina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 37% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 50%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 37%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.6%
    • Two or more races 4.0%
    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 Espinas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marcelo Espina
      Argentine footballer and manager, born 1967

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Espina

    Espina has the Soundex code E215, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E215.

    Other Catalan surnames

    All 39 Catalan surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Espina come from?
    From Spanish, from Catalan.
    How common is the surname Espina?
    1,101 people in the United States had the surname Espina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,423 Americans. It ranked 23,167th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Espina?
    In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Espina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 37% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Espina?
    Marcelo Espina, Argentine footballer and manager.
    Where is the surname Espina most common?
    Wikidata records people named Espina in Argentina.
    Is the surname Espina getting more or less common?
    More common. 982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,101 in 2010, up 12%.