How common is the surname Quezada?

25,752 people in the United States had the surname Quezada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,989 Americans. It ranked 1,372nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quezada?

Steven Michael Quezada, American actor and politician.

Where is the surname Quezada most common?

Wikidata records people named Quezada in the United States.

Is the surname Quezada getting more or less common?

More common. 18,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,752 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Quezada

A Spanish surname, carried by 25,752 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). Quezada is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish, variant of Quesada.

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 25,752 people named Quezada in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,989 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,107.

#1,372

rank among US surnames

25,752

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+42.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,820)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,363	Fonseca	25,863	11,938
#1,364	Madrid	25,854	11,942
#1,365	Emery	25,839	11,949
#1,366	Singer	25,828	11,954
#1,367	Aragon	25,801	11,966
#1,368	Aquino	25,783	11,975
#1,369	Elmore	25,774	11,979

Who is named Quezada

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

96% of people named Quezada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Two or more races 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Quezadas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steven Michael Quezada
American actor and politician, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quezada

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

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Quezada come from?: From Spanish, variant of Quesada.
How common is the surname Quezada?: 25,752 people in the United States had the surname Quezada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,989 Americans. It ranked 1,372nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quezada?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Quezada identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quezada?: Steven Michael Quezada, American actor and politician.
Where is the surname Quezada most common?: Wikidata records people named Quezada in the United States.
Is the surname Quezada getting more or less common?: More common. 18,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,752 in 2010, up 42%.