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    The surname Pozos

    A surname, carried by 1,698 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P220

    Pozos: #16,809 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pozos #16,809, 1,698 people Pozos: #16,809 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pozos #16,809, 1,698 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pozos is more common than 89.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,698 people named Pozos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. That is up 58% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,075.

    #16,809
    rank among US surnames
    1,698
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +58%
    change since 2000 (was #22,352)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,802Legler1,699181,722
    #16,809Porcaro1,698181,829

    Who is named Pozos

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

    96% of people named Pozos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    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.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pozos

    Pozos has the Soundex code P220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P220.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pozos?
    1,698 people in the United States had the surname Pozos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. It ranked 16,809th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pozos?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Pozos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Pozos getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,075 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,698 in 2010, up 58%.