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The surname Ponciano

A surname, carried by 1,250 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P525

Ponciano: #21,034 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ponciano #21,034, 1,250 people Ponciano: #21,034 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ponciano #21,034, 1,250 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ponciano is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,250 people named Ponciano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. That is up 58% since 2000, when the Census counted 793.

#21,034
rank among US surnames
1,250
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+57.6%
change since 2000 (was #28,353)

Who is named Ponciano

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

72% of people named Ponciano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 72%
  • White (not Hispanic) 15%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 9.8%
  • Two or more races 2.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Ponciano?
1,250 people in the United States had the surname Ponciano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. It ranked 21,034th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ponciano?
In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Ponciano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ponciano getting more or less common?
More common. 793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,250 in 2010, up 58%.