How common is the surname Quesada?

7,870 people in the United States had the surname Quesada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,231 Americans. It ranked 4,509th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quesada?

Joe Quesada, American comic book artist and writer (born 1962).

Where is the surname Quesada most common?

Wikidata records people named Quesada in the United States.

Is the surname Quesada getting more or less common?

More common. 6,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,870 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Quesada

A surname, carried by 7,870 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Q230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quesada is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,870 people named Quesada in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,231 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,603.

#4,509

rank among US surnames

7,870

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+19.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,880)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,500	Sanches	7,883	39,166
#4,501	Gunther	7,882	39,171
#4,502	Ethridge	7,878	39,191
#4,503	Arriola	7,877	39,196
#4,504	Heilman	7,876	39,201
#4,505	Prentice	7,874	39,211
#4,506	Swearingen	7,872	39,221

Who is named Quesada

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

86% of people named Quesada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 9.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Quesadas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Quesada
American comic book artist and writer (born 1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quesada

Quesada has the Soundex code Q230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q230.

Questions

How common is the surname Quesada?: 7,870 people in the United States had the surname Quesada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,231 Americans. It ranked 4,509th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quesada?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Quesada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quesada?: Joe Quesada, American comic book artist and writer (born 1962).
Where is the surname Quesada most common?: Wikidata records people named Quesada in the United States.
Is the surname Quesada getting more or less common?: More common. 6,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,870 in 2010, up 19%.