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    The surname Ortega

    A Spanish surname, carried by 127,256 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O632

    Ortega: #239 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ortega #239, 127,256 people Ortega: #239 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Ortega #239, 127,256 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ortega is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Ortega.

    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 127,256 people named Ortega in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,426 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 93,131.

    #239
    rank among US surnames
    127,256
    people in 2010
    43
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.6%
    change since 2000 (was #296)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #230Willis130,1522,372
    #231Carpenter129,8982,377
    #232Lawrence129,6992,380
    #233Sandoval128,9482,394
    #234Guerrero128,6772,399
    #235George128,6252,400
    #236Chapman127,9392,413

    Who is named Ortega

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

    93% of people named Ortega identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ortegas

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jenna Ortega
      American actress (born 2002)
    • Ariel Ortega
      Argentine footballer, born 1974
    • Kenny Ortega
      American television and film director, producer, choreographer, born 1950
    • Brian Ortega
      American mixed martial artist, born 1991
    • Manuel Ortega
      Austrian singer, born 1980
    • Agustin Ortega
      Argentine association football player, born 1992
    • Luis Ortega
      Argentine film director, born 1980
    • Palito Ortega
      Argentine singer and actor, born 1941
    • Jeannie Ortega
      American musician, born 1986
    • Emanuel Ortega
      Argentine pop singer, born 1977
    • Francisco Javier
      Argentinian footballer, born 1999

    Notable Ortegas come mostly from Argentina (6), the United States (4) and Austria (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ortega

    Ortega has the Soundex code O632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O632.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ortega come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Ortega.
    How common is the surname Ortega?
    127,256 people in the United States had the surname Ortega in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,426 Americans. It ranked 239th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ortega?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ortega identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ortega?
    Jenna Ortega, American actress (born 2002), followed by Ariel Ortega.
    Where is the surname Ortega most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ortega in Argentina, the United States and Austria.
    Is the surname Ortega getting more or less common?
    More common. 93,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 127,256 in 2010, up 37%.