How common is the surname Lorenzo?

17,825 people in the United States had the surname Lorenzo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,321 Americans. It ranked 2,024th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lorenzo?

Néstor Lorenzo, Argentine footballer and manager, followed by Juan Carlos Lorenzo.

Where is the surname Lorenzo most common?

Wikidata records people named Lorenzo in Argentina and Andorra.

Is the surname Lorenzo getting more or less common?

More common. 12,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,825 in 2010, up 42%.

Is Lorenzo also a first name?

Yes. Lorenzo 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.

The surname Lorenzo

An Italian surname, carried by 17,825 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L652 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lorenzo is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Ultimately from Latin Laurentius.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,825 people named Lorenzo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,321 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,568.

#2,024

rank among US surnames

17,825

people in 2010

6.0

per 100,000 Americans

+41.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,643)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,015	Bernstein	17,916	17,233
#2,016	Darnell	17,915	17,234
#2,017	Hwang	17,900	17,248
#2,018	Fong	17,889	17,259
#2,019	McCord	17,875	17,272
#2,020	Akins	17,868	17,279
#2,021	Bergman	17,846	17,301

Who is named Lorenzo

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

67% of people named Lorenzo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 67%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lorenzos

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Néstor Lorenzo
Argentine footballer and manager, born 1966
Juan Carlos Lorenzo
Argentine association manager and football player (1922–2001)
Alfonso Lorenzo
Argentine footballer
Iván Lorenzo
Andorran footballer, born 1986
Santiago Lorenzo
Argentinian athletics competitor (born 1978)

Notable Lorenzos come mostly from Argentina (4) and Andorra (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lorenzo

Lorenzo has the Soundex code L652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L652.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lorenzo come from?: Ultimately from Latin Laurentius.
How common is the surname Lorenzo?: 17,825 people in the United States had the surname Lorenzo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,321 Americans. It ranked 2,024th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lorenzo?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Lorenzo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lorenzo?: Néstor Lorenzo, Argentine footballer and manager, followed by Juan Carlos Lorenzo.
Where is the surname Lorenzo most common?: Wikidata records people named Lorenzo in Argentina and Andorra.
Is the surname Lorenzo getting more or less common?: More common. 12,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,825 in 2010, up 42%.
Is Lorenzo also a first name?: Yes. Lorenzo 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.