How common is the surname Ospina?

3,774 people in the United States had the surname Ospina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,809 Americans. It ranked 8,697th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ospina getting more or less common?

More common. 2,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,774 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Ospina

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,774 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O215

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ospina is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Ospina. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.

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 3,774 people named Ospina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,809 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,915.

#8,697

rank among US surnames

3,774

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+29.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,163)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,690	Swink	3,779	81,700
#8,694	Veras	3,776	81,765
#8,695	Nicks	3,775	81,787
#8,697	Traver	3,774	81,809
#8,700	Andujar	3,773	81,830

Who is named Ospina

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

93% of people named Ospina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ospina come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Ospina. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.
How common is the surname Ospina?: 3,774 people in the United States had the surname Ospina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,809 Americans. It ranked 8,697th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ospina?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ospina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ospina getting more or less common?: More common. 2,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,774 in 2010, up 30%.