How common is the surname Ortiz?

286,899 people in the United States had the surname Ortiz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,076 Americans. It ranked 68th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ortiz?

Ana Ortiz, actress, followed by John Ortiz.

Where is the surname Ortiz most common?

Wikidata records people named Ortiz in the United States, Argentina and Bolivia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Ortiz?

Ortiz is /ɔɹˈtiz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ortiz getting more or less common?

More common. 214,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 286,899 in 2010, up 34%.

The surname Ortiz

A Spanish surname, the 68th most common in the United States.

Pronounced /ɔɹˈtiz/ 2 syllables Soundex O632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ortiz is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

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 286,899 people named Ortiz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,076 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 214,683.

#68

rank among US surnames

286,899

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+33.6%

change since 2000 (was #94)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#59	Collins	329,770	936
#60	Reyes	327,904	942
#61	Stewart	324,957	950
#62	Morris	318,884	968
#63	Morales	311,777	990
#64	Murphy	308,417	1,001
#65	Cook	302,589	1,020

Who is named Ortiz

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

93% of people named Ortiz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Ortizs

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ana Ortiz
Actress, born 1971
John Ortiz
American actor, born 1968
Tito Ortiz
American mixed martial artist, born 1975
Victor Ortiz
American boxer, born 1987
Ignacio Ortíz
Argentine field hockey player, born 1987
Jorge Ortiz
Argentine footballer, born 1984
Jaina Lee Ortiz
American actress and dancer, born 1986
Solomon P. Ortiz
American politician (born 1937)
Mecha Ortiz
Actress (1900-1987)
Florencia Ortiz
Argentine actress, born 1971
Carla Ortiz
Bolivian actress, born 1978
Cristina Ortiz
Brazilian pianist, born 1950

Notable Ortizs come mostly from the United States (9), Argentina (7) and Bolivia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ortiz

Ortiz 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 Ortiz come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.
How common is the surname Ortiz?: 286,899 people in the United States had the surname Ortiz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,076 Americans. It ranked 68th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ortiz?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ortiz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ortiz?: Ana Ortiz, actress, followed by John Ortiz.
Where is the surname Ortiz most common?: Wikidata records people named Ortiz in the United States, Argentina and Bolivia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Ortiz?: Ortiz is /ɔɹˈtiz/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Ortiz getting more or less common?: More common. 214,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 286,899 in 2010, up 34%.