How common is the surname Oceguera?

3,599 people in the United States had the surname Oceguera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,786 Americans. It ranked 9,081st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Oceguera getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,599 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Oceguera

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,599 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex O226

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oceguera is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Oceguera, variant of Oseguera. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

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 3,599 people named Oceguera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,786 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,078.

#9,081

rank among US surnames

3,599

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

-11.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,525)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,073	Roan	3,603	85,691
#9,074	McElwee	3,602	85,715
#9,080	Bellows	3,601	85,739
#9,081	Lindahl	3,599	85,786
#9,084	Polo	3,598	85,810
#9,085	Varnado	3,597	85,834
#9,088	Whitesell	3,596	85,858

Who is named Oceguera

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

97% of people named Oceguera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 97%
White (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, 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 Oceguera

Oseguera

Oceguera has the Soundex code O226, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O226.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Oceguera come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Oceguera, variant of Oseguera. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
How common is the surname Oceguera?: 3,599 people in the United States had the surname Oceguera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,786 Americans. It ranked 9,081st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oceguera?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Oceguera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Oceguera getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,599 in 2010, down 12%.