How common is the surname Pestana?

1,418 people in the United States had the surname Pestana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. It ranked 19,152nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pestana?

In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Pestana identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pestana?

Augusto Pestana, Brazilian politician (1868-1934), followed by Manuel Pestana Filho.

Where is the surname Pestana most common?

Wikidata records people named Pestana in Brazil.

Is the surname Pestana getting more or less common?

More common. 1,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,418 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Pestana

A surname, carried by 1,418 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pestana is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,418 people named Pestana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,248.

#19,152

rank among US surnames

1,418

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+13.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,908)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,145	Pon	1,419	217,580
#19,152	Pharris	1,418	217,733

Who is named Pestana

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

59% of people named Pestana identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.6%
Two or more races 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pestanas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Augusto Pestana
Brazilian politician (1868-1934)
Manuel Pestana Filho
Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop (1928–2011)

Questions

How common is the surname Pestana?: 1,418 people in the United States had the surname Pestana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. It ranked 19,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pestana?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Pestana identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pestana?: Augusto Pestana, Brazilian politician (1868-1934), followed by Manuel Pestana Filho.
Where is the surname Pestana most common?: Wikidata records people named Pestana in Brazil.
Is the surname Pestana getting more or less common?: More common. 1,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,418 in 2010, up 14%.