How common is the surname Hurtado?

30,286 people in the United States had the surname Hurtado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,194 Americans. It ranked 1,160th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hurtado?

Ricardo Hurtado, American actor, followed by Erik Hurtado.

Where is the surname Hurtado most common?

Wikidata records people named Hurtado in the United States and Bolivia.

Is the surname Hurtado getting more or less common?

More common. 22,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,286 in 2010, up 36%.

The surname Hurtado

A Spanish surname, carried by 30,286 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H633

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hurtado is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Hurtado, from the past participle of the verb hurtar (“to rob”), perhaps a reference to an illegitimate or kidnapped child.

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 30,286 people named Hurtado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,194 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,247.

#1,160

rank among US surnames

30,286

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+36.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,468)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,151	McDermott	30,528	10,114
#1,152	Moser	30,483	10,128
#1,153	Vogel	30,470	10,133
#1,154	McCabe	30,401	10,156
#1,155	Alonso	30,389	10,160
#1,157	Saucedo	30,374	10,165
#1,158	Starr	30,363	10,168

Who is named Hurtado

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

94% of people named Hurtado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Hurtados

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ricardo Hurtado
American actor, born 1999
Erik Hurtado
American soccer player, born 1990
Larry W. Hurtado
American biblical scholar, 1943–2019
Miguel Ángel Hurtado
Bolivian association football player, born 1985

Notable Hurtados come mostly from the United States (3) and Bolivia (1).

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hurtado come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Hurtado, from the past participle of the verb hurtar (“to rob”), perhaps a reference to an illegitimate or kidnapped child.
How common is the surname Hurtado?: 30,286 people in the United States had the surname Hurtado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,194 Americans. It ranked 1,160th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hurtado?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hurtado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hurtado?: Ricardo Hurtado, American actor, followed by Erik Hurtado.
Where is the surname Hurtado most common?: Wikidata records people named Hurtado in the United States and Bolivia.
Is the surname Hurtado getting more or less common?: More common. 22,247 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,286 in 2010, up 36%.