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    The surname Ontiveros

    A Spanish surname, carried by 16,382 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex O531

    Ontiveros: #2,225 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Ontiveros #2,225, 16,382 people Ontiveros: #2,225 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ontiveros #2,225, 16,382 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ontiveros is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Ontiveros.

    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 16,382 people named Ontiveros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,847 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,317.

    #2,225
    rank among US surnames
    16,382
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33%
    change since 2000 (was #2,693)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,216Abernathy16,45018,769
    #2,217Altman16,44818,771
    #2,218Huston16,43518,786
    #2,219Foote16,42518,797
    #2,220Ennis16,41918,804
    #2,221Whiting16,41818,805
    #2,222Chadwick16,41518,809

    Who is named Ontiveros

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

    94% of people named Ontiveros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
    • Two or more races 0.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ontiveross

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lupe Ontiveros
      American actress (1942–2012)

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ontiveros come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Ontiveros.
    How common is the surname Ontiveros?
    16,382 people in the United States had the surname Ontiveros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,847 Americans. It ranked 2,225th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ontiveros?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ontiveros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ontiveros?
    Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (1942–2012).
    Where is the surname Ontiveros most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ontiveros in the United States.
    Is the surname Ontiveros getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,382 in 2010, up 33%.