How common is the surname Melgoza?

5,211 people in the United States had the surname Melgoza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,249 Americans. It ranked 6,511th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Melgoza getting more or less common?

More common. 3,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,211 in 2010, up 34%.

The surname Melgoza

A Spanish surname, carried by 5,211 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M422

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melgoza is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Variant of Melgosa.

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 5,211 people named Melgoza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,249 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,879.

#6,511

rank among US surnames

5,211

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+34.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,916)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,502	Alvey	5,220	59,147
#6,503	Cashman	5,219	59,158
#6,504	Dave	5,218	59,169
#6,505	Pattison	5,217	59,181
#6,508	Kahl	5,215	59,203
#6,509	Hulbert	5,214	59,215
#6,510	Robin	5,212	59,237

Who is named Melgoza

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

97% of people named Melgoza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 97%
White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Melgoza come from?: Variant of Melgosa.
How common is the surname Melgoza?: 5,211 people in the United States had the surname Melgoza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,249 Americans. It ranked 6,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melgoza?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Melgoza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Melgoza getting more or less common?: More common. 3,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,211 in 2010, up 34%.