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    The surname Hermoso

    A Spanish surname, carried by 586 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H652

    Hermoso: #37,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hermoso #37,899, 586 people Hermoso: #37,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hermoso #37,899, 586 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hermoso is more common than 76.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Hermoso. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

    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 586 people named Hermoso in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 526,870 Americans. That is up 64% since 2000, when the Census counted 358.

    #37,899
    rank among US surnames
    586
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +63.7%
    change since 2000 (was #54,020)

    Who is named Hermoso

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

    50% of people named Hermoso identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 43% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 50%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 43%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 3.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hermoso

    Hermoso has the Soundex code H652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H652.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hermoso come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Hermoso. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
    How common is the surname Hermoso?
    586 people in the United States had the surname Hermoso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 526,870 Americans. It ranked 37,899th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hermoso?
    In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Hermoso identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 43% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Hermoso getting more or less common?
    More common. 358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 586 in 2010, up 64%.