The surname Quijano
A Spanish surname, carried by 5,110 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex Q250
Origin
Spanish origin
A surname from Spanish.
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 5,110 people named Quijano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,420 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,689.
#6,628
rank among US surnames
5,110
people in 2010
1.7
per 100,000 Americans
+38.5%
change since 2000 (was #8,260)
Who is named Quijano
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
75% of people named Quijano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 16% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 16%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
- Two or more races 2.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Quijanos
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Diana QuijanoActress and model from Peru, born 1962
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Quijano come from?
- Quijano is Spanish in origin.
- How common is the surname Quijano?
- 5,110 people in the United States had the surname Quijano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,420 Americans. It ranked 6,628th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Quijano?
- In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Quijano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 16% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Who is the most famous person named Quijano?
- Diana Quijano, actress and model from Peru.
- Where is the surname Quijano most common?
- Wikidata records people named Quijano in Peru.
- Is the surname Quijano getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,689 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,110 in 2010, up 39%.