How common is the surname Geronimo?

3,443 people in the United States had the surname Geronimo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,673 Americans. It ranked 9,449th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Geronimo?

Vladimir Geronimo, Angolan basketball player (born 1978).

Where is the surname Geronimo most common?

Wikidata records people named Geronimo in Angola.

Is the surname Geronimo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,443 in 2010, up 52%.

Is Geronimo also a first name?

Yes. Geronimo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Geronimo

A surname, carried by 3,443 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex G655 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geronimo is more common than 94.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,443 people named Geronimo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,673 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,263.

#9,449

rank among US surnames

3,443

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+52.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,558)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,440	Wehner	3,446	89,595
#9,444	Durso	3,445	89,621
#9,446	McGruder	3,444	89,647
#9,449	Subramanian	3,443	89,673
#9,451	Pick	3,442	89,699
#9,455	Antonucci	3,441	89,726
#9,458	Borrelli	3,440	89,752

Who is named Geronimo

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

57% of people named Geronimo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 31% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 57%
Asian and Pacific Islander 31%
White (not Hispanic) 7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Geronimos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vladimir Geronimo
Angolan basketball player (born 1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geronimo

Geronimo has the Soundex code G655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G655.

Questions

How common is the surname Geronimo?: 3,443 people in the United States had the surname Geronimo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,673 Americans. It ranked 9,449th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geronimo?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Geronimo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 31% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Geronimo?: Vladimir Geronimo, Angolan basketball player (born 1978).
Where is the surname Geronimo most common?: Wikidata records people named Geronimo in Angola.
Is the surname Geronimo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,443 in 2010, up 52%.
Is Geronimo also a first name?: Yes. Geronimo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.