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    The surname Ortego

    A surname, carried by 2,679 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O632

    Ortego: #11,697 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ortego #11,697, 2,679 people Ortego: #11,697 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ortego #11,697, 2,679 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ortego is more common than 92.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,679 people named Ortego in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,247 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,476.

    #11,697
    rank among US surnames
    2,679
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.2%
    change since 2000 (was #11,628)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,688Rotondo2,681115,161
    #11,694Stpeter2,680115,204
    #11,697Vanek2,679115,247
    #11,704Maag2,678115,290

    Who is named Ortego

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

    75% of people named Ortego identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ortegos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Artie Ortego
      American actor (1890-1960)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ortego

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ortego?
    2,679 people in the United States had the surname Ortego in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,247 Americans. It ranked 11,697th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ortego?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Ortego identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Ortego?
    Artie Ortego, American actor (1890-1960).
    Where is the surname Ortego most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ortego in the United States.
    Is the surname Ortego getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,679 in 2010, up 8.2%.