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    The surname Olmedo

    A Spanish surname, carried by 5,768 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O453

    Olmedo: #5,967 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Olmedo #5,967, 5,768 people Olmedo: #5,967 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Olmedo #5,967, 5,768 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Olmedo is more common than 96.3% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish.

    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 5,768 people named Olmedo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,527 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,816.

    #5,967
    rank among US surnames
    5,768
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.2%
    change since 2000 (was #8,017)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,963Esqueda5,77353,481
    #5,964Schuman5,77053,509
    #5,966Hui5,76953,518
    #5,967Olmedo5,76853,527
    #5,968Balderrama5,76653,546

    Who is named Olmedo

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

    95% of people named Olmedo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Olmedos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alberto Olmedo
      Argentine comedian and actor (1933-1988)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Olmedo

    Olmedo has the Soundex code O453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O453.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Olmedo come from?
    From Spanish.
    How common is the surname Olmedo?
    5,768 people in the United States had the surname Olmedo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,527 Americans. It ranked 5,967th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Olmedo?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Olmedo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Olmedo?
    Alberto Olmedo, Argentine comedian and actor (1933-1988).
    Where is the surname Olmedo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Olmedo in Argentina.
    Is the surname Olmedo getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,816 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,768 in 2010, up 51%.