How common is the surname Hoyos?

3,694 people in the United States had the surname Hoyos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,580 Americans. It ranked 8,865th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hoyos?

Ángel Guillermo Hoyos, Argentine footballer and manager, followed by Lucas Hoyos.

Where is the surname Hoyos most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoyos in Argentina, Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Hoyos getting more or less common?

More common. 2,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,694 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Hoyos

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,694 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoyos is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Hoyos. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.

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 3,694 people named Hoyos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,580 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,930.

#8,865

rank among US surnames

3,694

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+26.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,121)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,860	Licea	3,698	83,490
#8,861	Barbera	3,696	83,535
#8,862	Lutes	3,695	83,558
#8,865	Hoyos	3,694	83,580
#8,867	Bretz	3,693	83,603
#8,870	Cirillo	3,692	83,626

Who is named Hoyos

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

93% of people named Hoyos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 6.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Hoyoss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ángel Guillermo Hoyos
Argentine footballer and manager, born 1961
Lucas Hoyos
Argentinian association football player, born 1990
Alexander, Count of Hoyos
Austro-Hungarian diplomat, 1876–1937
Terri Hoyos
American actress, born 1952

Notable Hoyoss come mostly from Argentina (2), Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hoyos

Hoyos has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hoyos come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Hoyos. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.
How common is the surname Hoyos?: 3,694 people in the United States had the surname Hoyos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,580 Americans. It ranked 8,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoyos?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hoyos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hoyos?: Ángel Guillermo Hoyos, Argentine footballer and manager, followed by Lucas Hoyos.
Where is the surname Hoyos most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoyos in Argentina, Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Hoyos getting more or less common?: More common. 2,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,694 in 2010, up 26%.