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    The surname Pesantes

    A Spanish surname, carried by 532 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P253

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pesantes is more common than 74.7% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Pesantes; this surname is predominantly found in Ecuador and Peru.

    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 532 people named Pesantes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 580,349 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 416.

    #40,976
    rank among US surnames
    532
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +27.9%
    change since 2000 (was #47,838)

    Who is named Pesantes

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

    91% of people named Pesantes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, 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 Pesantes come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Pesantes; this surname is predominantly found in Ecuador and Peru.
    How common is the surname Pesantes?
    532 people in the United States had the surname Pesantes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 580,349 Americans. It ranked 40,976th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pesantes?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Pesantes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Pesantes getting more or less common?
    More common. 416 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 532 in 2010, up 28%.