How common is the surname Posadas?

3,554 people in the United States had the surname Posadas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,873 Americans. It ranked 9,177th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Posadas?

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician, followed by J. Posadas.

Where is the surname Posadas most common?

Wikidata records people named Posadas in Spain and Argentina.

Is the surname Posadas getting more or less common?

More common. 2,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,554 in 2010, up 69%.

The surname Posadas

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,554 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Posadas is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Posadas.

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 3,554 people named Posadas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,873 Americans. That is up 69% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,099.

#9,177

rank among US surnames

3,554

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+69.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,319)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,174	Haugh	3,558	86,775
#9,175	Lowrance	3,557	86,799
#9,176	Hawn	3,556	86,824
#9,177	Hearne	3,554	86,873
#9,181	Tasker	3,553	86,897

Who is named Posadas

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

77% of people named Posadas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 77%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Two or more races 1.1%

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 Posadass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas
Argentine politician, 1757–1833
J. Posadas
Argentine Trotskyist (1912-1981)

Notable Posadass come mostly from Spain (1) and Argentina (1).

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Posadas come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Posadas.
How common is the surname Posadas?: 3,554 people in the United States had the surname Posadas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,873 Americans. It ranked 9,177th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Posadas?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Posadas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Posadas?: Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician, followed by J. Posadas.
Where is the surname Posadas most common?: Wikidata records people named Posadas in Spain and Argentina.
Is the surname Posadas getting more or less common?: More common. 2,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,554 in 2010, up 69%.