How common is the surname Orosco?

8,313 people in the United States had the surname Orosco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,140 Americans. It ranked 4,273rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Orosco?

Raúl Orosco, Bolivian football referee.

Where is the surname Orosco most common?

Wikidata records people named Orosco in Bolivia.

Is the surname Orosco getting more or less common?

More common. 7,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,313 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Orosco

A surname, carried by 8,313 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Orosco is more common than 97.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,313 people named Orosco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,140 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,802.

#4,273

rank among US surnames

8,313

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,210)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,269	Melchor	8,319	37,113
#4,270	Burchett	8,318	37,118
#4,272	Abdullah	8,314	37,136
#4,273	Orosco	8,313	37,140

Who is named Orosco

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

89% of people named Orosco identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Oroscos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Raúl Orosco
Bolivian football referee, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Orosco

Orosco 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 Orosco?: 8,313 people in the United States had the surname Orosco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,140 Americans. It ranked 4,273rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Orosco?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Orosco identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Orosco?: Raúl Orosco, Bolivian football referee.
Where is the surname Orosco most common?: Wikidata records people named Orosco in Bolivia.
Is the surname Orosco getting more or less common?: More common. 7,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,313 in 2010, up 6.5%.