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    The surname Obregon

    A Spanish surname, carried by 6,172 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /oʊ.bɹeɪˈɡoʊn/ 3 syllables Soundex O162

    Obregon: #5,630 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Obregon #5,630, 6,172 people Obregon: #5,630 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Obregon #5,630, 6,172 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Obregon is more common than 96.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Obregón.

    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 6,172 people named Obregon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,024 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,457.

    #5,630
    rank among US surnames
    6,172
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.5%
    change since 2000 (was #6,940)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,627Searles6,17849,975
    #5,628Word6,17749,983
    #5,629Stumpf6,17350,015
    #5,630Strader6,17250,024

    Who is named Obregon

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

    91% of people named Obregon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Obregons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jorge Obregón
      Association football player, born 1997

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Obregon

    Obregon has the Soundex code O162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O162.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Obregon come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Obregón.
    How common is the surname Obregon?
    6,172 people in the United States had the surname Obregon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,024 Americans. It ranked 5,630th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Obregon?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Obregon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Obregon?
    Jorge Obregón, association football player.
    Where is the surname Obregon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Obregon in Colombia.
    How do you pronounce Obregon?
    Obregon is /oʊ.bɹeɪˈɡoʊn/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Obregon getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,172 in 2010, up 39%.