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    The surname Quevedo

    A surname, carried by 8,064 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Q130

    Quevedo: #4,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Quevedo #4,404, 8,064 people Quevedo: #4,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Quevedo #4,404, 8,064 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quevedo is more common than 97.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,064 people named Quevedo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,287 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,607.

    #4,404
    rank among US surnames
    8,064
    people in 2010
    2.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +43.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,676)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,396Ginn8,08838,173
    #4,397Cromwell8,08738,178
    #4,398McVay8,08638,183
    #4,399Morel8,08538,187
    #4,400Mahaffey8,07938,216
    #4,401Criswell8,07738,225
    #4,402Denning8,07638,230

    Who is named Quevedo

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

    92% of people named Quevedo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Quevedos

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carla Quevedo
      Argentine actress, born 1988
    • Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano
      Bishop and last Grand Inquisitor, 1736–1818
    • Kevin Quevedo
      Association football player, born 1997

    Notable Quevedos come mostly from Argentina (1), Spain (1) and Peru (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Quevedo?
    8,064 people in the United States had the surname Quevedo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,287 Americans. It ranked 4,404th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Quevedo?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Quevedo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Quevedo?
    Carla Quevedo, Argentine actress, followed by Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano.
    Where is the surname Quevedo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Quevedo in Argentina, Spain and Peru.
    Is the surname Quevedo getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,064 in 2010, up 44%.