How common is the surname Estrada?

127,470 people in the United States had the surname Estrada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,422 Americans. It ranked 238th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Estrada?

Erik Estrada, American actor (born 1949), followed by Roy Estrada.

Where is the surname Estrada most common?

Wikidata records people named Estrada in the United States, Mexico and Peru and 1 other country.

Is the surname Estrada getting more or less common?

More common. 92,831 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 127,470 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Estrada

A Spanish surname, carried by 127,470 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Estrada is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish

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 127,470 people named Estrada in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,422 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 92,831.

#238

rank among US surnames

127,470

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+37.3%

change since 2000 (was #298)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#229	Contreras	130,164	2,372
#230	Willis	130,152	2,372
#231	Carpenter	129,898	2,377
#232	Lawrence	129,699	2,380
#233	Sandoval	128,948	2,394
#234	Guerrero	128,677	2,399
#235	George	128,625	2,400

Who is named Estrada

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

93% of people named Estrada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Estradas

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erik Estrada
American actor (born 1949)
Roy Estrada
American musician and sex offender, 1943–2025
David Estrada
American soccer player, born 1988
Lizardo Estrada Herrera
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, born 1973
Jason Estrada
American boxer, born 1980
José Estrada González
Baseball player, born 1967

Notable Estradas come mostly from the United States (3), Mexico (1) and Peru (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Estrada

Estrada has the Soundex code E236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E236.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Estrada come from?: Estrada is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Estrada?: 127,470 people in the United States had the surname Estrada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,422 Americans. It ranked 238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Estrada?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Estrada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Estrada?: Erik Estrada, American actor (born 1949), followed by Roy Estrada.
Where is the surname Estrada most common?: Wikidata records people named Estrada in the United States, Mexico and Peru and 1 other country.
Is the surname Estrada getting more or less common?: More common. 92,831 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 127,470 in 2010, up 37%.