How common is the surname Quintana?

37,657 people in the United States had the surname Quintana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,199 Americans. It ranked 923rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quintana?

Manuel Quintana, Argentine politician (1835–1906), followed by Rosita Quintana.

Where is the surname Quintana most common?

Wikidata records people named Quintana in Argentina, Mexico and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Quintana getting more or less common?

More common. 29,755 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,657 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Quintana

A Spanish surname, carried by 37,657 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Q535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quintana is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Romance (Spanish Quintana and Portuguese Quintana).

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 37,657 people named Quintana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,199 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,755.

#923

rank among US surnames

37,657

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+26.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,073)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#914	Portillo	37,890	8,148
#915	Dougherty	37,884	8,150
#916	Crane	37,870	8,153
#917	Haley	37,858	8,155
#918	Phan	37,836	8,160
#919	Villalobos	37,754	8,178
#920	Blanchard	37,695	8,191

Who is named Quintana

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

89% of people named Quintana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Quintanas

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Manuel Quintana
Argentine politician (1835–1906)
Rosita Quintana
Argentine-born Mexican actress, singer and songwriter (1925-2021)
Elisa Quintana
American astronomer, born 1973
Mário Quintana
Brazilian writer, poet, translator, and journalist (1905-1994)
Facundo Quintana
Argentinian association football player, born 1996
Diego Quintañia
Argentine footballer, born 1978

Notable Quintanas come mostly from Argentina (3), Mexico (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quintana

Quintana has the Soundex code Q535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q535.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Quintana come from?: From Romance (Spanish Quintana and Portuguese Quintana).
How common is the surname Quintana?: 37,657 people in the United States had the surname Quintana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,199 Americans. It ranked 923rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quintana?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Quintana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quintana?: Manuel Quintana, Argentine politician (1835–1906), followed by Rosita Quintana.
Where is the surname Quintana most common?: Wikidata records people named Quintana in Argentina, Mexico and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Quintana getting more or less common?: More common. 29,755 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,657 in 2010, up 27%.