How common is the surname Penaranda?

1,181 people in the United States had the surname Penaranda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Penaranda?

Luis Reyes Peñaranda, Bolivian footballer.

Where is the surname Penaranda most common?

Wikidata records people named Penaranda in Bolivia.

Is the surname Penaranda getting more or less common?

More common. 789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Penaranda

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,181 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex P565

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Penaranda is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Anglicization of Spanish Peñaranda, common Filipino and Hispanic surname

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 1,181 people named Penaranda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 789.

#21,972

rank among US surnames

1,181

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+49.7%

change since 2000 (was #28,460)

Who is named Penaranda

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

73% of people named Penaranda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
Asian and Pacific Islander 18%
White (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Two or more races 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Penarandas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Luis Reyes Peñaranda
Bolivian footballer, born 1911

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Penaranda come from?: Anglicization of Spanish Peñaranda, common Filipino and Hispanic surname
How common is the surname Penaranda?: 1,181 people in the United States had the surname Penaranda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Penaranda?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Penaranda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Penaranda?: Luis Reyes Peñaranda, Bolivian footballer.
Where is the surname Penaranda most common?: Wikidata records people named Penaranda in Bolivia.
Is the surname Penaranda getting more or less common?: More common. 789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, up 50%.