How common is the surname Ovalle?

7,698 people in the United States had the surname Ovalle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,107 Americans. It ranked 4,610th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ovalle getting more or less common?

More common. 5,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,698 in 2010, up 41%.

The surname Ovalle

A surname, carried by 7,698 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ovalle is more common than 97.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,698 people named Ovalle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,107 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,466.

#4,610

rank among US surnames

7,698

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+40.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,792)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,601	Wojcik	7,710	40,045
#4,602	Kehoe	7,708	40,055
#4,603	Sayers	7,705	40,071
#4,604	Romine	7,704	40,076
#4,605	Getz	7,703	40,081
#4,606	Abrego	7,702	40,086
#4,609	Whyte	7,701	40,092

Who is named Ovalle

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

93% of people named Ovalle identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Ovalle?: 7,698 people in the United States had the surname Ovalle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,107 Americans. It ranked 4,610th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ovalle?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ovalle identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ovalle getting more or less common?: More common. 5,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,698 in 2010, up 41%.