# Modesto (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/modesto/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,800 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,087 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 171,525 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (1,287 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Modesto in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 73% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Modesto in Angola and Brazil.

## People named Modesto

- Rui Modesto, Angolan footballer
- Rose Modesto, Brazilian politician

## Similar surnames

Midgett, Matsuda, Matchett, Midgette.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.