The surname Espiritu
A Spanish surname, carried by 4,438 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex E216
Origin
Spanish origin
Filipino Christian surname, or anglicization of Spanish Espíritu, both references to the Holy Spirit.
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 4,438 people named Espiritu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,569 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,310.
Who is named Espiritu
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
69% of people named Espiritu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.4% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 69%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22%
- Two or more races 4.4%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Espiritu
Espiritu has the Soundex code E216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E216.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Espiritu come from?
- Filipino Christian surname, or anglicization of Spanish Espíritu, both references to the Holy Spirit.
- How common is the surname Espiritu?
- 4,438 people in the United States had the surname Espiritu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,569 Americans. It ranked 7,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Espiritu?
- In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Espiritu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Espiritu getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,438 in 2010, up 34%.