How common is the surname Oliveros?

4,624 people in the United States had the surname Oliveros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,770 Americans. It ranked 7,217th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Oliveros?

Pauline Oliveros, American composer and musician (1932–2016), followed by Agustín Oliveros.

Where is the surname Oliveros most common?

Wikidata records people named Oliveros in the United States and Uruguay.

Is the surname Oliveros getting more or less common?

More common. 2,981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,624 in 2010, up 55%.

The surname Oliveros

A Spanish surname, carried by 4,624 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex O416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oliveros is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish Oliveros.

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 4,624 people named Oliveros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,770 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,981.

#7,217

rank among US surnames

4,624

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+55.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,984)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,211	Eckstein	4,628	66,713
#7,215	Weissman	4,627	66,727
#7,216	Pankey	4,626	66,741
#7,217	Ni	4,624	66,770
#7,220	Buckles	4,623	66,785

Who is named Oliveros

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

81% of people named Oliveros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Oliveross

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician (1932–2016)
Agustín Oliveros
Association football player, born 1998
Savanna Samson
American pornographic actress, born 1967

Notable Oliveross come mostly from the United States (2) and Uruguay (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oliveros

Oliveros has the Soundex code O416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O416.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Oliveros come from?: From Spanish Oliveros.
How common is the surname Oliveros?: 4,624 people in the United States had the surname Oliveros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,770 Americans. It ranked 7,217th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oliveros?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Oliveros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Oliveros?: Pauline Oliveros, American composer and musician (1932–2016), followed by Agustín Oliveros.
Where is the surname Oliveros most common?: Wikidata records people named Oliveros in the United States and Uruguay.
Is the surname Oliveros getting more or less common?: More common. 2,981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,624 in 2010, up 55%.