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    The surname Irigoyen

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,389 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex I625

    Irigoyen: #19,456 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Irigoyen #19,456, 1,389 people Irigoyen: #19,456 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Irigoyen #19,456, 1,389 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Irigoyen is more common than 88% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Irigoyen, from Basque Irigoien.

    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 1,389 people named Irigoyen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,279 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 958.

    #19,456
    rank among US surnames
    1,389
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +45%
    change since 2000 (was #24,471)

    Who is named Irigoyen

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

    92% of people named Irigoyen identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Irigoyens

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adam Irigoyen
      American actor, born 1997
    • María Irigoyen
      Argentine female tennis player, born 1987

    Notable Irigoyens come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Irigoyen come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Irigoyen, from Basque Irigoien.
    How common is the surname Irigoyen?
    1,389 people in the United States had the surname Irigoyen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,279 Americans. It ranked 19,456th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Irigoyen?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Irigoyen identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Irigoyen?
    Adam Irigoyen, American actor, followed by María Irigoyen.
    Where is the surname Irigoyen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Irigoyen in the United States and Argentina.
    Is the surname Irigoyen getting more or less common?
    More common. 958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,389 in 2010, up 45%.