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    The surname Espinosa

    A surname, carried by 38,667 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex E215

    Espinosa: #896 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Espinosa #896, 38,667 people Espinosa: #896 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Espinosa #896, 38,667 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Espinosa is more common than 99.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 38,667 people named Espinosa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,985 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 30,538.

    #896
    rank among US surnames
    38,667
    people in 2010
    13
    per 100,000 Americans
    +26.6%
    change since 2000 (was #1,047)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #887Moses39,2167,873
    #888Magana39,1057,895
    #889Blackburn39,0977,897
    #890Dunlap39,0637,904
    #891Gould38,9247,932
    #892Duffy38,8357,950
    #893Vaughan38,8307,951

    Who is named Espinosa

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

    88% of people named Espinosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Espinosas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Valdir Espinosa
      Brazilian association football player and manager (1947–2020)
    • Eden Espinosa
      American actress and singer, born 1978

    Notable Espinosas come mostly from Brazil (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Espinosa

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Espinosa?
    38,667 people in the United States had the surname Espinosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,985 Americans. It ranked 896th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Espinosa?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Espinosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Espinosa?
    Valdir Espinosa, Brazilian association football player and manager (1947–2020), followed by Eden Espinosa.
    Where is the surname Espinosa most common?
    Wikidata records people named Espinosa in Brazil and the United States.
    Is the surname Espinosa getting more or less common?
    More common. 30,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,667 in 2010, up 27%.