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    The surname Irizarry

    A Spanish surname, carried by 14,114 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex I626

    Irizarry: #2,560 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Irizarry #2,560, 14,114 people Irizarry: #2,560 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Irizarry #2,560, 14,114 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Irizarry is more common than 98.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Irizarry, from Basque Irizarri.

    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 14,114 people named Irizarry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,875 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,538.

    #2,560
    rank among US surnames
    14,114
    people in 2010
    4.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,857)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,551Kong14,16521,796
    #2,552Way14,15721,809
    #2,553Kaminski14,15221,816
    #2,554Vanhorn14,15121,818
    #2,555Lockett14,14021,835
    #2,556Elam14,13821,838
    #2,557Maier14,13521,843

    Who is named Irizarry

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

    89% of people named Irizarry identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Irizarrys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Vincent Irizarry
      American actor, born 1959

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Irizarry come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Irizarry, from Basque Irizarri.
    How common is the surname Irizarry?
    14,114 people in the United States had the surname Irizarry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,875 Americans. It ranked 2,560th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Irizarry?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Irizarry identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Irizarry?
    Vincent Irizarry, American actor.
    Where is the surname Irizarry most common?
    Wikidata records people named Irizarry in the United States.
    Is the surname Irizarry getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,114 in 2010, up 22%.