How common is the surname Pizarro?

7,446 people in the United States had the surname Pizarro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,465 Americans. It ranked 4,755th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pizarro?

Guido Pizarro, Argentine association football player, followed by Federico Pizarro.

Where is the surname Pizarro most common?

Wikidata records people named Pizarro in Mexico and Argentina.

Is the surname Pizarro getting more or less common?

More common. 5,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,446 in 2010, up 32%.

The surname Pizarro

A Spanish surname, carried by 7,446 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pizarro is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Pizarro.

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 7,446 people named Pizarro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,465 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,658.

#4,755

rank among US surnames

7,446

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+31.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,627)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,746	Piatt	7,463	41,370
#4,747	Cloutier	7,461	41,381
#4,749	Derr	7,456	41,409
#4,751	Posada	7,454	41,420
#4,752	Pointer	7,453	41,426
#4,753	Brannan	7,452	41,431
#4,754	Shirk	7,448	41,453

Who is named Pizarro

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

85% of people named Pizarro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pizarros

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guido Pizarro
Argentine association football player, born 1990
Federico Pizarro
Argentine handball player, born 1986

Notable Pizarros come mostly from Mexico (1) and Argentina (1).

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pizarro come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Pizarro.
How common is the surname Pizarro?: 7,446 people in the United States had the surname Pizarro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,465 Americans. It ranked 4,755th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pizarro?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Pizarro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pizarro?: Guido Pizarro, Argentine association football player, followed by Federico Pizarro.
Where is the surname Pizarro most common?: Wikidata records people named Pizarro in Mexico and Argentina.
Is the surname Pizarro getting more or less common?: More common. 5,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,446 in 2010, up 32%.