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The surname Ignacio

A Spanish surname, carried by 6,219 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex I252 Also a first name

Ignacio: #5,594 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ignacio #5,594, 6,219 people Ignacio: #5,594 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ignacio #5,594, 6,219 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ignacio is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio. This surname is mostly 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 6,219 people named Ignacio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,646 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,405.

#5,594
rank among US surnames
6,219
people in 2010
2.1
per 100,000 Americans
+41.2%
change since 2000 (was #7,017)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#5,588Ream6,22249,622
#5,589Bruton6,22149,630
#5,591Brake6,22049,638
#5,594Ignacio6,21949,646
#5,595Shine6,21749,661
#5,596Click6,21649,669

Who is named Ignacio

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

58% of people named Ignacio identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Asian and Pacific Islander 58%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27%
  • White (not Hispanic) 7.3%
  • Two or more races 4.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.8%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ignacio come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
How common is the surname Ignacio?
6,219 people in the United States had the surname Ignacio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,646 Americans. It ranked 5,594th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ignacio?
In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Ignacio identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ignacio getting more or less common?
More common. 4,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,219 in 2010, up 41%.
Is Ignacio also a first name?
Yes. Ignacio 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.