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    The surname Oros

    A surname, carried by 2,512 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex O620

    Oros: #12,384 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Oros #12,384, 2,512 people Oros: #12,384 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Oros #12,384, 2,512 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oros is more common than 92.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,512 people named Oros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,908 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,042.

    #12,384
    rank among US surnames
    2,512
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23%
    change since 2000 (was #13,628)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,378Richer2,513122,859
    #12,384Barras2,512122,908
    #12,389Harrah2,511122,957
    #12,393Lovins2,510123,006

    Who is named Oros

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

    53% of people named Oros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 45% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 53%
    • White (not Hispanic) 45%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Oros

    Oros has the Soundex code O620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O620.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Oros?
    2,512 people in the United States had the surname Oros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,908 Americans. It ranked 12,384th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Oros?
    In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Oros identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Oros getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,512 in 2010, up 23%.