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    The surname Malo

    A surname, carried by 2,316 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M400

    Malo: #13,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Malo #13,195, 2,316 people Malo: #13,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Malo #13,195, 2,316 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Malo is more common than 91.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,316 people named Malo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,310 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,259.

    #13,195
    rank among US surnames
    2,316
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #12,573)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,186Moraga2,318133,195
    #13,190Pimental2,317133,252
    #13,195Rizzuto2,316133,310
    #13,203Lamphere2,315133,367

    Who is named Malo

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

    70% of people named Malo identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.3%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Malos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gina Malo
      American actress (1909-1963)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Malo

    Malo has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Malo?
    2,316 people in the United States had the surname Malo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,310 Americans. It ranked 13,195th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Malo?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Malo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Malo?
    Gina Malo, American actress (1909-1963).
    Where is the surname Malo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Malo in the United States.
    Is the surname Malo getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,316 in 2010, up 2.5%.