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    The surname Macias

    A surname, carried by 62,227 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M220

    Macias: #538 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Macias #538, 62,227 people Macias: #538 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Macias #538, 62,227 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Macias is more common than 99.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 62,227 people named Macias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,962 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 46,739.

    #538
    rank among US surnames
    62,227
    people in 2010
    21
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33.1%
    change since 2000 (was #664)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #529Lindsey63,7604,842
    #530Velazquez63,7364,844
    #531Norton63,7224,845
    #532McCormick63,6494,851
    #533Sparks63,4404,867
    #534Flynn63,4004,870
    #535Yates63,2544,881

    Who is named Macias

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

    94% of people named Macias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Maciass

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Caroline Smith
      American diver (1906–1994)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Macias

    Macias has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Macias?
    62,227 people in the United States had the surname Macias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,962 Americans. It ranked 538th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Macias?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Macias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Macias?
    Caroline Smith, American diver (1906–1994).
    Where is the surname Macias most common?
    Wikidata records people named Macias in the United States.
    Is the surname Macias getting more or less common?
    More common. 46,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 62,227 in 2010, up 33%.