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    The surname Fuerte

    A surname, carried by 2,422 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex F630

    Fuerte: #12,744 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Fuerte #12,744, 2,422 people Fuerte: #12,744 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Fuerte #12,744, 2,422 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fuerte is more common than 92.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,422 people named Fuerte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,475 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,579.

    #12,744
    rank among US surnames
    2,422
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +53.4%
    change since 2000 (was #16,688)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,740Bracamonte2,423127,423
    #12,744Fuerte2,422127,475
    #12,745Mudge2,421127,528
    #12,752DeGraw2,420127,581

    Who is named Fuerte

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

    88% of people named Fuerte identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fuerte?
    2,422 people in the United States had the surname Fuerte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,475 Americans. It ranked 12,744th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fuerte?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Fuerte identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Fuerte getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,422 in 2010, up 53%.