# Quintanilla (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/quintanilla/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,581 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,586 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,673 people |
| Change since 2000 | +43% (15,849 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Quintanilla.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Quintanilla in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Quintanilla in the United States and Bolivia.

## People named Quintanilla

- Carlos Quintanilla, Bolivian diplomat (1888-1964)
- A.B. Quintanilla, American record producer, songwriter and musician
- Abraham Quintanilla, American singer and talent manager (1939–2025)

## Similar surnames

Quintana, Quinton, Quintanar, Quaintance, Quentin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.