How common is the surname Oquendo?

5,455 people in the United States had the surname Oquendo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,599 Americans. It ranked 6,263rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Oquendo getting more or less common?

More common. 4,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,455 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Oquendo

A Spanish surname, carried by 5,455 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oquendo is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Oquendo, Castilianized form of Basque Okendo. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.

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 5,455 people named Oquendo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,599 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,292.

#6,263

rank among US surnames

5,455

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+27.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,170)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,257	Kwok	5,458	56,568
#6,258	Kite	5,457	56,578
#6,260	Cronk	5,456	56,588
#6,263	Amerson	5,455	56,599
#6,265	Bey	5,453	56,619
#6,267	Knecht	5,452	56,630

Who is named Oquendo

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

91% of people named Oquendo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Oquendo come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Oquendo, Castilianized form of Basque Okendo. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.
How common is the surname Oquendo?: 5,455 people in the United States had the surname Oquendo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,599 Americans. It ranked 6,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oquendo?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Oquendo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Oquendo getting more or less common?: More common. 4,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,455 in 2010, up 27%.