How common is the surname Pacheco?

77,642 people in the United States had the surname Pacheco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,977 Americans. It ranked 419th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pacheco?

Gregorio Pacheco, Bolivia presidente (1823–1899), followed by Nilton Pacheco.

Where is the surname Pacheco most common?

Wikidata records people named Pacheco in Brazil, the United States and Argentina and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Pacheco getting more or less common?

More common. 58,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 77,642 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Pacheco

A surname, carried by 77,642 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pacheco is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 77,642 people named Pacheco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,977 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 58,534.

#419

rank among US surnames

77,642

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+32.6%

change since 2000 (was #512)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#410	Robbins	78,381	3,939
#411	Liu	78,370	3,940
#412	Ramsey	78,350	3,941
#413	Francis	78,327	3,942
#414	Griffith	78,260	3,945
#415	Paul	78,256	3,945
#416	Blair	78,026	3,957

Who is named Pacheco

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

81% of people named Pacheco identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pachecos

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gregorio Pacheco
Bolivia presidente (1823–1899)
Nilton Pacheco
Basketball player (1920–2013)
Rodrigo Pacheco
Brazilian lawyer and politician, 67th president of the Federal Senate from Brazil (2021–20
Alex Pacheco
American activist, born 1958
Germán Pacheco
Argentine footballer, born 1991
Antonio Pacheco Massó
Baseball player, born 1964
Maria Clara Pacheco
Brazilian taekwondo practitioner (born 2003)
Richard Pacheco
American pornographic actor, born 1948
Isiah Pacheco
American football player (born 1999)
Fernando Pacheco
Association football player, born 1999
Eder Pacheco
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1977
Larissa Pacheco
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1994

Notable Pachecos come mostly from Brazil (5), the United States (3) and Argentina (2).

Questions

How common is the surname Pacheco?: 77,642 people in the United States had the surname Pacheco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,977 Americans. It ranked 419th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pacheco?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Pacheco identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pacheco?: Gregorio Pacheco, Bolivia presidente (1823–1899), followed by Nilton Pacheco.
Where is the surname Pacheco most common?: Wikidata records people named Pacheco in Brazil, the United States and Argentina and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Pacheco getting more or less common?: More common. 58,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 77,642 in 2010, up 33%.