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    The surname Mosquera

    A Spanish surname, carried by 3,286 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M260

    Mosquera: #9,846 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mosquera #9,846, 3,286 people Mosquera: #9,846 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mosquera #9,846, 3,286 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mosquera is more common than 93.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Mosquera. Originates in Navarre, but became common in Galicia (and adapted as Galician Mosqueira). The surname commonly occurs in Colombia and Ecuador.

    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 3,286 people named Mosquera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,958 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,376.

    #9,846
    rank among US surnames
    3,286
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.3%
    change since 2000 (was #12,052)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,839Riccardi3,28993,872
    #9,844Schuetz3,28893,901
    #9,845Buzzard3,28793,929
    #9,846Mosquera3,28693,958
    #9,848Cavalier3,28593,986
    #9,850Bittle3,28494,015
    #9,853Morello3,28394,044

    Who is named Mosquera

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

    86% of people named Mosquera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mosquera

    Mosquera has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mosquera come from?
    From Spanish Mosquera. Originates in Navarre, but became common in Galicia (and adapted as Galician Mosqueira). The surname commonly occurs in Colombia and Ecuador.
    How common is the surname Mosquera?
    3,286 people in the United States had the surname Mosquera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,958 Americans. It ranked 9,846th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mosquera?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Mosquera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Mosquera getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,286 in 2010, up 38%.