# Estevez (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/estevez/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,032 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,273 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,986 people |
| Change since 2000 | +43% (7,702 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish, from Galician Estévez, patronymical surname from Estevo (“Stephan”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Estevez in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Estevez in the United States and Ireland.

## People named Estevez

- Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and writer
- Ramón Estévez, American actor and director
- Renée Estévez, American actress
- Scarlett Estevez, American actress (born 2007)
- Joe Estevez, American actor
- Charlie Sheen, American actor (born 1965)
- Martin Sheen, American actor (born 1940)

## Similar surnames

Esteves, Estep, Esteban, Estepp, Estabrook, Eastburn, Eastep, Estupinan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.