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    The surname Iglesias

    A Spanish surname, carried by 10,546 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex I242

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Iglesias is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish iglesias.

    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 10,546 people named Iglesias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,276 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,975.

    #3,387
    rank among US surnames
    10,546
    people in 2010
    3.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +32.2%
    change since 2000 (was #4,118)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,378Terrazas10,56929,212
    #3,379Ahn10,56729,218
    #3,380McIntire10,56629,221
    #3,381Pullen10,56529,223
    #3,382Phelan10,56229,232
    #3,383Charlton10,55529,251
    #3,385Vail10,55429,254

    Who is named Iglesias

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

    88% of people named Iglesias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Iglesiass

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roniel Iglesias
      Boxer, born 1988
    • Rafael Iglesias
      Argentine boxer (1924–1999)
    • Jesús Iglesias
      Argentinian racing driver (1922-2005)
    • Walter Iglesias
      Argentine footballer, born 1985
    • Melanie Iglesias
      American model, born 1987
    • Pepe Iglesias
      Argentine comedian (1915–1991)
    • José Iglesias
      Argentinian association football player, born 1957
    • Tanguito
      Argentine rock singer/songwriter (1945–1972)

    Notable Iglesiass come mostly from Argentina (5), Cuba (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Iglesias

    Iglesias has the Soundex code I242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I242.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Iglesias come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish iglesias.
    How common is the surname Iglesias?
    10,546 people in the United States had the surname Iglesias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,276 Americans. It ranked 3,387th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Iglesias?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Iglesias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Iglesias?
    Roniel Iglesias, boxer, followed by Rafael Iglesias.
    Where is the surname Iglesias most common?
    Wikidata records people named Iglesias in Argentina, Cuba and the United States and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Iglesias getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,546 in 2010, up 32%.