The surname Puentes
A surname, carried by 7,528 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex P532
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 7,528 people named Puentes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,013 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,778.
#4,711
rank among US surnames
7,528
people in 2010
2.5
per 100,000 Americans
+30.3%
change since 2000 (was #5,529)
Who is named Puentes
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Puentes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
- Two or more races 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Puentes
Puentes has the Soundex code P532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P532.
Questions
- How common is the surname Puentes?
- 7,528 people in the United States had the surname Puentes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,013 Americans. It ranked 4,711th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Puentes?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Puentes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Puentes getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,528 in 2010, up 30%.