How common is the surname Puente?

14,966 people in the United States had the surname Puente in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,630 Americans. It ranked 2,420th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Puente?

Tito Puente, American musician (1923-2000), followed by Dorothea Puente.

Where is the surname Puente most common?

Wikidata records people named Puente in the United States.

Is the surname Puente getting more or less common?

More common. 11,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,966 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Puente

A Spanish surname, carried by 14,966 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Puente is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Spanish surname, from puente (“bridge”).

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 14,966 people named Puente in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,630 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,533.

#2,420

rank among US surnames

14,966

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+29.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,858)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,411	Mattingly	15,050	20,515
#2,412	Beckman	15,045	20,521
#2,414	Ruth	15,012	20,567
#2,415	Starkey	15,004	20,578
#2,416	Lind	14,990	20,597
#2,417	Waggoner	14,983	20,606
#2,418	Gannon	14,981	20,609

Who is named Puente

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

93% of people named Puente identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or more races 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Puentes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tito Puente
American musician (1923-2000)
Dorothea Puente
American serial killer (1929-2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Puente

Puente has the Soundex code P530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P530.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Puente come from?: Spanish surname, from puente (“bridge”).
How common is the surname Puente?: 14,966 people in the United States had the surname Puente in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,630 Americans. It ranked 2,420th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Puente?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Puente identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Puente?: Tito Puente, American musician (1923-2000), followed by Dorothea Puente.
Where is the surname Puente most common?: Wikidata records people named Puente in the United States.
Is the surname Puente getting more or less common?: More common. 11,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,966 in 2010, up 30%.