How common is the surname Estevez?

11,032 people in the United States had the surname Estevez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,986 Americans. It ranked 3,273rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Estevez?

Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and writer, followed by Ramón Estévez.

Where is the surname Estevez most common?

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

Is the surname Estevez getting more or less common?

More common. 7,702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,032 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Estevez

A Spanish surname, carried by 11,032 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E231

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Estevez is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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

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 11,032 people named Estevez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,986 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,702.

#3,273

rank among US surnames

11,032

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+43.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,256)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,264	Seeley	11,061	27,913
#3,265	Strand	11,051	27,938
#3,267	Grooms	11,045	27,953
#3,268	Barba	11,043	27,958
#3,270	Freitas	11,041	27,964
#3,271	Byrnes	11,039	27,969
#3,272	Ness	11,037	27,974

Who is named Estevez

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

93% of people named Estevez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Estevezs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emilio Estevez
American actor, director, and writer, born 1962
Ramón Estévez
American actor and director, born 1963
Renée Estévez
American actress, born 1967
Scarlett Estevez
American actress (born 2007)
Joe Estevez
American actor, born 1946
Charlie Sheen
American actor (born 1965)
Martin Sheen
American actor (born 1940)

Notable Estevezs come mostly from the United States (6) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Estevez

Estevez has the Soundex code E231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E231.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Estevez come from?: From Spanish, from Galician Estévez, patronymical surname from Estevo (“Stephan”).
How common is the surname Estevez?: 11,032 people in the United States had the surname Estevez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,986 Americans. It ranked 3,273rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Estevez?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Estevez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Estevez?: Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and writer, followed by Ramón Estévez.
Where is the surname Estevez most common?: Wikidata records people named Estevez in the United States and Ireland.
Is the surname Estevez getting more or less common?: More common. 7,702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,032 in 2010, up 43%.