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    The surname Oaxaca

    A Spanish place surname, carried by 651 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /wəˈhæ.kə/ 3 syllables Soundex O220

    Oaxaca: #34,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Oaxaca #34,707, 651 people Oaxaca: #34,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Oaxaca #34,707, 651 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oaxaca is more common than 78.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Oaxaca, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (huaje) (Leucaena leucocephala) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”).

    Oaxaca is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    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 651 people named Oaxaca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 474,263 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 450.

    #34,707
    rank among US surnames
    651
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44.7%
    change since 2000 (was #44,895)

    Who is named Oaxaca

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

    94% of people named Oaxaca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.0% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Oaxaca come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Oaxaca, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (huaje) (Leucaena leucocephala) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”).
    How common is the surname Oaxaca?
    651 people in the United States had the surname Oaxaca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 474,263 Americans. It ranked 34,707th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Oaxaca?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Oaxaca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Oaxaca?
    Oaxaca is /wəˈhæ.kə/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Oaxaca?
    Oaxaca is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Oaxaca getting more or less common?
    More common. 450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 651 in 2010, up 45%.